by Bruce Brown | January 21, 2019 | Medical
Hypoglycemia — low blood glucose — is a dangerous and potentially fatal condition most commonly experienced by people with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetics aim to keep their blood sugar levels in the healthy 70-180 mg/dL range as much as possible by managing...
by Bruce Brown | March 20, 2018 | General News, Health
According to the 2017 National Diabetes Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 30.3 million people in the U.S. have diabetes Type I and Type II. Of that total number, the CDC estimates 23.1 million people have been...
by Kimberly Houston | January 16, 2018 | General News, Medical
Insulin therapy is an important part of treatment for many diabetics. Yet many who use insulin don’t achieve their treatment goals, and others who could benefit from insulin therapy avoid it because of the challenge of proper insulin dosing, which can be complex. Now...
by Bruce Brown | October 18, 2017 | General News, Medical
For people with diabetes, an artificial pancreas is the Holy Grail. Health Tech that automatically monitors blood glucose levels and administers the correct type and amounts of insulin could make diabetics’ lives much simpler. When Medtronic’s iPro2...
by Kimberly Houston | October 3, 2017 | General News, Medical
Exercise is critical component of an effective diabetes management plan, yet it poses additional challenges of its own.. To exercise safely and avoid hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), diabetics must monitor their blood sugar before, during and after exercise by testing...