“Authorized generic” versions of two popular insulins made by Eli Lilly are now available to order by U.S. pharmacies, with list prices 50% lower than the Lilly’s branded equivalents. The two insulins are insulin lispro protamine and insulin lispro injectable suspension (Humalog Mix 75/25 KwikPen) and insulin lispro injection 100 U/mL (Humalog Junior KwikPen). Read […]
A study conducted among Medicare patients looked at whether some forms of insulin and breast cancer risk may be linked in elderly women with diabetes. Read more
Scottish researchers have developed a test using a diabetes patient’s saliva as potential less invasive and painful alternative to the current practice of monitoring blood glucose. Lab tests of the saliva process had an accuracy rate of 95.2%. Read more
In pay-per-performance (P4P) payment models, healthcare providers and care organizations are given incentives to achieve performance objectives. Medicare and Medicaid support the value-based purchasing model since it encourages providers to be more efficient and penalizes high costs, poor patient outcomes, and medical errors. Read more
A study in the United Kingdom found sixty-three percent of patients with coronavirus in the Intensive Care Unit in UK hospitals are overweight, have obesity, or morbid obesity, and while the average age of patients suffering severe symptoms due to the virus is 64, 37% of patients are less than 60 years old. Read more
Drugmaker Eli Lilly has announced it has capped the out-of-pocket cost for insulin to $35 per month to help diabetes patients across the United States, many of whom face increased financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This new co-pay scheme covers most of Lilly’s insulins, including the Humalog injection, and is available to people […]
Exposure to air pollution alters gut microbiome composition, which subsequently increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses, according to a new study which used whole-genome sequencing to examine whether air pollutants affected the gut microbiome of 101 young adults. Read more
Diabetes has become one of the world’s four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), along with heart disease, cancers and respiratory diseases, and it continues to increase in prevalence. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of people with diabetes increased from 108 million 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Read more
Converted human stem cells cured mice with diabetes for at least nine months and, in some cases for a year. The transformed cells produced insulin, allowing the mice to decrease their high blood sugars. While the research is still in early stages, the researchers feel it holds promise. Read more
Professor Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes at the UK’s National Health Service, is urging people with diabetes to avoid face-to-face doctor appointments during the pandemic and instead use virtual appointments in many circumstances. This can help people with diabetes, whose risk from the coronavirus is greater, to avoid potential exposure at the doctor’s […]
A diabetes educator shares a real-life example of how misunderstanding insulin dosing almost led to a disaster. A patient who had had diabetes for over a year visited the office complaining that her A1c was high, but when she checked her blood sugars, they were low almost every day, and she’s had many hypoglycemic reactions. […]
A Chinese study found that people with heart disease, diabetes and cancer had a 79 per cent chance of being admitted to intensive care or dying from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, due to their weakened immune systems. Read more
New research has found that children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different type (specifically “endotype”) of the condition compared to patients with diabetes who have been diagnosed at age thirteen or above. These findings could spur further research into whether dormant insulin-producing cells can be reactivated. Read more
New research is underway in the attempt to find potential treatments for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The widely used diabetes drug metformin is among those being examined. Read more
Many factors, including mental health issues, cultural factors, and social support or lack thereof, can impact whether or not a person can successful manage their diabetes. But the financial factor has the biggest impact of all. Read more
Specialist nurses are part of a team that has set up a social media network for people with diabetes. The network is intended to help people who are self-isolating or social distancing feel connected to a community, as well as providing information about Covid19. Read more
Tooth brushing as well as good overall oral hygiene can reduce inflammatory reactions due to periodontal disease. This can help reduce diabetes risk as systemic inflammation contributes to developing the disease. Read more
People with diabetes aren’t any more likely to catch the coronavirus (COVID-19) but are at greater risk of complications and serious illness. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Read more
Just in time for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing and closures of gyms and fitness centers in many areas, diabetes exercise expert Dr. Sheri Colberg shares some important core exercises you can do at home to keep yourself strong and healthy, with an illustrated PDF you can print out. Read more
A large study serves compared and evaluated whether low-dose aspirin is effective when used long-term as the prevention of dementia for both females and males. Read more