FDA has cleared Novo Nordisk’s NovoPen Echo insulin injection device, which is the only one available in the U.S. that is capable of delivering half-unit doses of insulin.
Faulty Taste Mechanism in Diabetes Sufferers
Researchers have now unveiled that the way the gut is able to detect sweet food may be defective in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes, leading to problems in uptake of glucose
Researchers have now unveiled that the way the gut is able to detect sweet food may be defective in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes, leading to problems in uptake of glucose
Type 1 Diabetes - This type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Your immune system turns on itself and destroys the insulin-producing cells in your pancreas. Although Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood or teen years, it can appear later.
Type 2 Diabetes -In this type, your pancreas makes some insulin, but not enough. Your cells also can become resistant to insulin's effects, keeping insulin from escorting enough glucose into your body's cells. Type 2 diabetes generally develops after age 40. However, doctors are seeing a rise in childhood Type 2 diabetes that parallels the rise in obesity among youth.
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Diabetes in Children
Children and adolescents who are administered antipsychotic medications for the treatment of mood disorders appear to have a three-fold increased risk for type 2 diabetes, says study.
Children and adolescents who are administered antipsychotic medications for the treatment of mood disorders appear to have a three-fold increased risk for type 2 diabetes, says study.
Source-Medindia
Study Links Gestational Diabetes to 7-fold Increase in Sleep Apnea Risk
A recent study found women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea than other pregnant women.
A recent study found women diagnosed with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea than other pregnant women.
