Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: glucose monitoring http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New method improves ability to continuously measure glucose in diabetic patients Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universitat de Girona have developed a new method for continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes. It is based on a new calibration algorithm which is adapted to existing treatment devices and increases the accuracy in estimating blood glucose and helps regulate a controlled and automatic insulin release. The system has been patented by the two Spanish universities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-method-ability-glucose-diabetic-patients.html Diabetes Wed, 08 May 2013 08:22:22 EST news287220126 Study shows dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements in type 1 diabetes In a study of patients with type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers found that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements. These findings, which appeared in the April edition of Diabetes Care, have major implications for the management of type 1 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-dietary-fat-affect-glucose-insulin.html Diabetes Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:47:34 EST news283614447 New guidelines for standardizing glucose reporting and optimizing clinical decision making in diabetes Most adults and children with type 1 diabetes are not in optimal glycemic control, despite advances in insulin formulations and delivery systems and glucose monitoring approaches. Critical barriers to optimal glycemic control remain. A panel of experts in diabetes management and research met to explore these challenges, and their conclusions and recommendations for how to improve care and optimize clinical decision-making are presented in a white paper in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-guidelines-standardizing-glucose-optimizing-clinical.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:23:53 EST news281359420 Can diabetes devices be damaged by airport security scanners? Full-body or X-ray scanners used for airport security screening may affect the function of insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. People with diabetes can present a travel letter obtained from their physicians to avoid possible damage caused by exposure to imaging equipment in airports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-diabetes-devices-airport-scanners.html Diabetes Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:10:02 EST news270300695 Newer technology to control blood sugar works better than conventional methods Newer technologies designed to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels daily work better than traditional methods and require fewer painful needle sticks, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-technology-blood-sugar-conventional-methods.html Medical research Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:00:01 EST news261070632 Heart rate affected by nocturnal hypoglycemia in T1DM patients (HealthDay) -- For adults with type 1 diabetes there is a marked decrease in the low-frequency component of heart rate variability during spontaneous nocturnal hypoglycemia, according to a study published online May 18 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-heart-affected-nocturnal-hypoglycemia-t1dm.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:30:01 EST news257775045 Automatic suspension of insulin delivery via insulin pumps reduces hypoglycemia An automated on/off feature built into insulin pump systems can suspend insulin delivery when it detects low blood glucose levels (via continuous glucose monitoring), significantly reducing the severity and duration of hypoglycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-automatic-suspension-insulin-delivery-hypoglycemia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:52 EST news248015978 Experts find continuous glucose monitoring beneficial in maintaining target blood glucose levels Patients with diabetes face daily challenges in managing their blood glucose levels, and it has been postulated that patients could benefit from a system providing continuous real-time glucose readings. Today, The Endocrine Society released a clinical practice guideline (CPG) providing recommendations on settings where patients are most likely to benefit from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-experts-glucose-beneficial-blood.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:23:36 EST news237558210 HbA1C test for glucose monitoring poorly predictive in dialysis patients The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-hba1c-glucose-poorly-dialysis-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 31 May 2011 11:04:04 EST news226058621