by Bruce Brown | November 21, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Health professionals encourage people diagnosed as prediabetic and those already diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) to eat right and exercise to prevent, delay, or lessen the severity of the disease. Unfortunately, exercise isn’t always realistic for people...
by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
No one likes the annoying pinpricks and needles used so often diagnostic tests. We’ve written in the past about other projects to develop breath analyzers to detect diabetes. Researchers at Oxford University also have been working on a handheld unit to diagnose...
by Alfred Poor | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
A patient is admitted to a hospital for an cardiovascular problem, such as heart attack or bypass surgery. The patient recovers, is discharged, and yet lands back in the hospital again due to complications related to blood sugar problems that had not been diagnosed...
by Alfred Poor | October 7, 2016 | General News, Medical
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) results in decreased oxygen levels in a patient’s limbs, especially the lower legs. This can result in impaired ability to walk, infection, and in too many case, amputation. If detected early enough, treatment can help halt or...
by Alfred Poor | September 29, 2016 | General News, Medical
This is big news. The FDA has approved the use of a hybrid closed-loop system for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes for people 14 years old or older. The system monitors blood sugar levels, then automatically provides the appropriate dose of insulin. This moves us one...
