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Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Millions of people suffering from diabetes are forced to endure multiple finger pricks daily - an unpleasant practice that may impede compliance, and whose reliability is operator-dependent. Now, Dr. Paul Barone and Dr. Michael Strano at the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering are developing a new approach to glucose monitoring. Building on work they previously published in ACS Nano, the new technology employs a nanoparticle "tattoo" as a glucose sensor…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on March 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of combined resistance and home-based walking exercise on glycemic and metabolic control, depression and quality of life in type-2 diabetes patients. This prospective study was conducted at a private hospital in Turkey. Thirty-six type-2 diabetic patients participated in the study. Subjects were randomly distributed in one 8 week exercise intervention or in one control group. Exercise program consisted of resistance…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. A trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control. The Lancet study showed the device significantly cut the risk of blood sugar levels dropping dangerously low.
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A "shocking" number of children are being rushed to hospital each year with potentially fatal complications of diabetes, according to a charity. Many of the 3,300 cases in England in 2008/9 could have been prevented by better care, says Diabetes UK. It said that families still found it hard to access specialist diabetes teams and that high admission rates had been linked to service cuts. …
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on October 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The relationship between increased arterial stiffness and cardiovascular mortality is well established in type 2 diabetes. This study examined whether aerobic exercise could reduce arterial stiffness in older adults with type 2 diabetes complicated by comorbid hypertension and hyperlipidemia. A total of 36 older adults with diet-controlled or oral hypoglycemic-controlled type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia were recruited. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: an aerobic group…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on October 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
An estimated seven million people in the UK have early warning signs of diabetes, a charity has warned. People with pre-diabetes have higher than normal blood sugar levels and a 12 times increased risk of developing full-blown type 2 diabetes. Diabetes UK called pre-diabetes, which can cause long-term damage but is reversible with exercise, weight loss and healthy diet, a "ticking timebomb". A total of 2.6 million people in the…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Madden KM, Lockhart C, Cuff D, Potter TF, Meneilly GS.
The relationship between increased arterial stiffness and cardiovascular mortality is well established in type 2 diabetes. This study examined whether aerobic exercise could reduce arterial stiffness in older adults with type 2 diabetes complicated by comorbid hypertension and hyperlipidemia. 36 older adults with diet-controlled or oral hypoglycemic-controlled type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia were randomly assigned to one of…
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