Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Engineering new weapons in the fight against juvenile diabetes

Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are combining automation techniques from oil refining and other diverse areas to help create a closed-loop artificial pancreas. The device will automatically monitor ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diabetes guidelines linked to severe low blood sugar in frail elderly

When an independent senior health program implemented new recommended diabetes blood sugar guidelines, episodes of severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) tripled among frail elderly patients, according to a study led by Sei ...

Medical research

Bariatric surgery more effective than dieting for glucose control

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, have uncovered a new clue for why bariatric surgery is more effective than dietary remedies alone at controlling ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New diabetes education program yields improved blood sugar control

An intensive program that taught low-income, poorly educated diabetics to better manage their disease resulted in significantly improved long-term blood sugar control, according to Johns Hopkins researchers who designed and ...

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