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Prompt Primary Care Reduces Need For Hospitalization

Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2008

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA, a near complete deficiency in insulin), digestive haemorrhage and chronic bronchitis, are three very common conditions experienced by the elderly community, often requiring hospitalization. A recent study has found that prompt and efficient primary care for these conditions reduces the need for hospitalization by more than 50%, while other conditions are affected significantly, but to a lesser degree.

Intranasal Insulin Lowers Food Intake in Men, Improve Memory Function in Women

Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Insulin administered intranasally, acutely decreases food intake in men but not women and in contrast, the compound improves memory function in women but not men according to a new study.

Common Sense Prevails: ACCCORD Vs. ADVANCE

Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008

Early results from the largest study ever (ADVANCE) of aggressive measures to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetics has found no sign that intensive treatment increases the risk of death.

Microneedles Enhance Drug Administration With Patches

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Microneedle technology will increase the availability of medications applicable for transdermal drug delivery, a pain free and patient friendly route of drug administration.

Intensive Insulin Therapy Protects Kidneys In The Critically Ill

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a new study.

Steno-2 Study Finds Aggressive Diabetes Therapy Lowers Death Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

People with type 2 diabetes who are already showing signs of some kidney damage may be able to significantly lower their risk of death by treating multiple risk factors at once.

New Method To Take Insulin Orally

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

Diabetes treatment could get a whole lot easier to swallow. Dr. Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry at Syracuse University has designed, tested, reproduced and patented a system for delivering insulin through an oral pill.

Can Exenatide Be Substituted for Insulin?

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007

In the current issue of Diabetes Care, Davis et al. report on a small study exploring the safety of substituting exenatide for insulin therapy in an attempt to take patients off insulin.

Camel Milk May Be Answer to Diabetes?

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

It has been scientifically proven that gulping down camel milk daily would supplement 60 to 70 per cent of insulin in Type I diabetics.

Insulin Reduces Mortality in Patients With ACS and Hyperglycemia

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007

Insulin treatment of nondiabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and hyperglycemia is associated with reduced risk of death in the first 30 days.