Diabetes News Archive

Walgreen's is joining efforts to stem the nation's diabetes epidemic by offering free blood sugar testing.

Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in children.

Could hold the key to reversing the diseaseDoctors at Eastern Virginia Medical School's Strelitz Diabetes Center have been stalking the culprit responsible for Type 1 diabetes.

THE development of an "artificial pancreas" has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in diabetes management.

Children and teens with Type 1 diabetes were able to better control their blood sugar using an automated system that measures glucose levels in real time than with a conventional insulin pump, researchers found.

Free diabetes screenings will be available today at the Walgreens on Campbell.

FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have completed a map of areas of the human genome that control which genes are switched on or off in type 2 diabetes, a finding that may advance understanding of the genetic basis of this and other common diseases.

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Scientists at Eastern Virginia Medical School say targeting an enzyme known as 12-LO may be the key to reversing Type 1 diabetes.

Socialite Casey Johnson's death was related to her nearly lifelong diabetes, the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday.

Scientists have shown that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control among children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes.

( Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International ) In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control.

Novo Nordisk, announced that their drug, liraglutide, which will carry the trade name Victoza, has been approved by the FDA for use in the United States for the treatment of Diabetes Type II.

Scientists have used an "artificial pancreas" system of pumps and monitors to improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients in the first study to show the new device works better than conventional treatment.

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Walgreen's is joining efforts to stem the nation's diabetes epidemic by offering free blood sugar testing. The Deerfield-based chain's 24-hour stores and clinics will offer the tests Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. People aged 18 and older are eligible.

Millions of Americans with diabetes never get diagnosed.

The development of an "artificial pancreas" has been hailed as a breakthrough in diabetes management but it could take another five years to reach diabetics.

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that the use of 'artificial pancreas' closed-loop insulin delivery systems can improve blood sugar control in patients with type 1 diabetes. In these systems the insulin is delivered in response to changing blood sugar levels. The article is the work of Dr Roman Hovorka, Institute of Metabolic Science, University ...

Oprah Winfrey announced on her show Thursday that Walgreens will offer free blood-glucose screenings today for Type 2 diabetes at all of its 24-hour pharmacies and at its Take Care Clinics from 11 a.m. to 7 tonight.Anyone 18 or older can get the finger-stick screenings. No appointment is needed.The Walgreens clinics will also offer free glucose testing through the end of February from 11 a.m. to ...

Hope of end to daily insulin injections for children with type 1 diabetes after the creation of an artificial' pancreas, a study conducted by Cambridge University has found.

A prominent San Antonio researcher says a triple-drug treatment works better than American Diabetes Association guidelines. The ADA is funding a head-to-head comparison.

Scientists have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in children. The team has developed and successfully tested a new algorithm, providing a stepping stone to home testing for the artificial pancreas.

Doctors have been studying the role of the enzyme 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LO) in the development of Type 1 diabetes. They hope that targeting this enzyme will hold the key to reversing the disease.

THE development of an "artificial pancreas" has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in diabetes management, though it could take another five years to reach diabetics.

LONDON, Feb 5 - Scientists have used an "artificial pancreas"" system of pumps and monitors to improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients in the first study to show the new device works better than conventional treatment. Researchers from Britain's Cambridge University tested the device on 17 children with type 1 diabetes during a series of nights in hospital and found it kept their blood ...

Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in children. The team has developed and successfully tested a new algorithm, providing a stepping stone to home testing for the artificial pancreas.

Scientists have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.

Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.

A new groundbreaking 'artificial pancreas' could save lives and dramatically improve the health of children and adults with type 1 diabetes, experts and parents say.

Scientists have used an "artificial pancreas" system of pumps and monitors to improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients in the first study to show the new device works better than conventional treatment.