A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine, by researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs, notes that among adults aged 65 and older, insulin and sulfonylurea drugs are “the second most common medications associated with emergency department visits or hospitalizations and adverse drug events.” That’s just the tip of the iceberg, experts believe.
Ever wonder what experiences other people with diabetes had with a particular D-product? Now it’s easy to find out! Just browse through our new DiabetesMine Test Kitchen — a collection of video product reviews by and for patients.
Two famous studies showed that tight control of glucose did not cause a statistically significant reduction in heart attacks or early death. But roughly 20 years after the studies ended, tight control subjects are living longer and healthier than those who were in the comparison groups. What is going on?
Each year, more than 15,000 experts in the field of diabetes convene at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions to hear the latest news in diabetes research, medical devices, and clinical practices. At Insulin Nation, we’ve summed up 7 additional big ideas at this year’s sessions.
Could it be that the biggest U.S. diabetes meeting of the year — focused on physicians and researchers sharing the latest medical science — has finally opened a window into the real-life struggles of us PWDs (people with diabetes)?
So what was big coming out of ADA this year, from our POV? Here’s a smattering of key news, in no particular order.
Today our weekly Ask D’Mine columnist and community educator Wil Dubois takes a look at health insurance reform from the perspective of a patient at his rural diabetes clinic. Wow.
The Lions Foundation of Canada Guide Dog program is the first official diabetes-related dog-training program introduced in Canada. Started in 2013, it currently is the only internationally-accredited program in the country. The dogs are trained by using samples of scents, says Natalie Moncur, communications manager at the Lions Foundation Guide Dogs of Canada.
The number of Americans with diabetes continues to rise – there are now more than 29 million adults living with the disease, according to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. That’s 3 million more than the last time the CDC released diabetes statistics in 2011.
After every show Bret Michaels auctions his shirt and hat to the highest bidders (a recent show in Maryland, raised more than $3,000). This money goes to his foundation that sends a child to a diabetes camp for a week at no cost to parents. Bret takes no cut of the funds so there’s no […]
U.S. News and World Report released its 2014-2015 rankings for the best children’s hospitals in the U.S., including the Top 10 hospitals for children with diabetes. Boston Children’s Hospital ranked #1, scoring a perfect 100 out of 100 with evaluators.
What’s scary is that this ignorance is not limited to the general public; many medical professionals we’ve encountered lack even basic knowledge of the difference in these two diseases. If some doctors and nurses don’t have even a rudimentary understanding, how can we hope for ordinary people to understand?
Excess production of ketones can be dangerous because ketones are acidotic. Too many in the blood can lower the blood pH to a fatal level. However, in a normal metabolic milieu the production of ketones is tempered by adequate insulin reserves.
We are the parents of a French 10 year old girl, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago. After the first shock, we learned a lot about how to adapt insulin to life and not life to insulin. We wanted to avoid the meal-planning method that involves keeping the total carbohydrate intake at each […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that measles outbreaks in the United States are now at a 20-year high, with 288 cases reported in the first five months of 2014.
This week, Wil’s discussing the always (and ever-more) frustrating issue of insurance coverage limiting the diabetes meds and supplies we can use
Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday signed a bill to make Minnesota the first state to prohibit the use of triclosan in most retail consumer hygiene products. The Minnesota House and Senate passed it earlier last week because of health and environmental concerns about the chemical.
The disproportionate numbers of diabetic patients — overall, only 11.6% of Californians in that age group have diabetes — have resulted in significant added hospital expenses, study authors said.
Here we share the (non-medical) tips and tricks that help you in the day-to-day management of diabetes — everything from clothing modifications, serving size/carb counting tips to the tried and true Dexcom-in-a-glass trick or the “secret” to turning on a Medtronic pump’s backlight when it’s not obvious on the home screen.
Taking aspirin daily may cut a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer by 20%, according to a study published February 6, 2014 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This new research adds to the large number of studies conducted in recent years showing aspirin may help prevent certain types of cancers.