News tagged with insulin levels

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Psoriasis patients may face higher heart risk

(HealthDay) -- People with the painful skin condition psoriasis may be at increased risk for health problems that affect the heart, an expert says.

Immunology created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell-signaling pathway has key role in development of gestational diabetes

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of ...

Diabetes created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new approach to treating type I diabetes? Gut cells transformed into insulin factories

A study by Columbia researchers suggests that cells in the patient's intestine could be coaxed into making insulin, circumventing the need for a stem cell transplant. Until now, stem cell transplants have been seen by many ...

Genetics created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High blood glucose levels may increase kidney disease in elderly populations

defined as having multiple risk factors associated with developing diabetes and heart disease—had an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male pattern baldness linked to prostate symptoms

(HealthDay) -- Early-onset of male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia [AGA]) may be a marker of male urinary symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study finds some insulin production in long-term Type 1 diabetes

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research has found that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent ...

Diabetes created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein may play role in obesity, diabetes, aging

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potent regulator of sensitivity to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels. The new findings may help ...

Diabetes created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...

Diabetes created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod

Amylin Pharmaceuticals won approval Friday for its long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's 7-year old diabetes medicine, Byetta.

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For diabetics not on insulin, self-monitoring blood sugar has no benefit

For type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin, monitoring their blood sugar does little to control blood sugar levels over time and may not be worth the effort or expense, according to a new evidence review.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists shed new light on link between 'killer cells' and diabetes

Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research has uncovered.

Medical research created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell therapy reverses diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily injections of insulin to regulate the patient's blood glucose levels. A new method described in BioMed ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Experts suggest all hospitalized patients have blood glucose levels tested

Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients. Today, The Endocrine Society released a clinical practice guideline (CPG) providing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover protein that may represent new target for treating type 1 diabetes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels. Reporting ...

Medical research created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast