Surgery
Post-bariatric hypoglycemia is a silent danger after surgery
A serious side effect of weight-loss surgery can take more than a year to appear. Vanessa Hurta is spreading the word.
Sep 1, 2021
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Diabetes
Novel therapy approach for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
A new method to treat hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia has proven highly selective in targeting lesions and effective in slowing tumor growth, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Diabetes
Severe hypoglycemia may up fall risk in older adults with T2DM
(HealthDay)—Severe hypoglycemia is associated with a substantially higher risk for falls among community-dwelling adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the September issue of Diabetes Care.
Sep 4, 2020
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Diabetes
Artificial pancreas can prevent dangerously low blood sugar in people with T1D
A new artificial pancreas system can prevent hypoglycemia—episodes of dangerously low blood sugar—during and after heavy exercise in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society's ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Diabetes
Continuous glucose monitoring reduces hypoglycemia in older adults with type 1 diabetes
Results from a six-month, multi-site clinical trial called the Wireless Innovation for Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus (WISDM) Study Group have been published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Jun 16, 2020
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Diabetes
New closed-loop system offers promise as novel treatment for post-bariatric hypoglycemia
Gastric bypass vastly improves the health of the patients who elect to receive the surgery. Post-bariatric hypoglycemia, however, can be a severe complication experienced by 10 to 30 percent of patients.
Jan 9, 2020
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Diabetes
First-ever quality measures aim to reduce diabetes complications
The Endocrine Society and Avalere Health introduced the first-ever quality measures to help healthcare providers assess how well they identify and care for older adults at greater risk of hypoglycemia—low blood sugar that ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Diabetes
Nurse-led quality initiative cuts hypoglycemia in ICU patients
(HealthDay)—Nurse-driven root cause analysis is associated with a substantial reduction in hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit, according to a study published in the August issue of in Critical Care Nurse.
Aug 10, 2019
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Diabetes
Researchers create model to predict risk of low blood sugar in people with diabetes
A new study identifies the risk factors that could help healthcare providers recognize patients being treated for diabetes who are most likely to have low blood sugar. The predictive risk model, developed and tested by researchers ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Medications
FDA approves first needle-free 'Rescue' drug for low blood sugar episodes
(HealthDay)—In what could prove to be a real advance for Americans with diabetes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave the nod to a needle-free method of helping people recover from an episode of dangerous ...
Jul 25, 2019
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