Diabetes expert shares how to eat carbs without a blood sugar spike
Two simple ways could keep your blood sugar levels from spiking after eating carbohydrates. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Genprex Announces Closing of $6.5 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Genprex, Inc. ("Genprex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced the closing on March 21, 2024 of its... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: OFR Source Type: news

Processing Speed Vulnerable to Fluctuations in Glucose in T1D
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), processing speed is vulnerable to fluctuations in glucose, according to a study published online March 18 in npj Digital Medicine.Zoe W. Hawks, Ph.D., from McLean Hospital in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy? Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy?
Vitamin D deficiency may affect large nerve fibers in patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Nerve Treatment Could Help Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- A surgical treatment used to treat conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and back sciatica might also help relieve the pain of patients with diabetic neuropathy, a new study finds.Surgical nerve decompression... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Germany's Health Insurance Could Cover Wegovy for Strokes, Heart Conditions, Agency Says Germany's Health Insurance Could Cover Wegovy for Strokes, Heart Conditions, Agency Says
Germany ' s public health insurance scheme can cover certain patients with a risk of heart disease or strokes to take the weight-loss Wegovy drug, a big boost for Novo...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Impact of treatment with GLP-1RAs on suicide attempts in adults persons with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective comparative effectiveness study based on a global TriNetX health research database - Nassar M, Misra A, Bloomgarden Z.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) treatment and the risk of suicide attempts in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with a focus on subgroups with and without a history of depression or suicide ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Glucose Levels Fluctuations Affect Cognition in T1D Glucose Levels Fluctuations Affect Cognition in T1D
Glucose levels can affect processing speed and other cognitive functions, suggesting that minimizing glucose fluctuations is important for optimizing cognitive performance.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

A Man Has Received the First Pig-Kidney Transplant
The first reported person in the world has received a genetically modified pig kidney. A transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully performed the groundbreaking, four-hour procedure on Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old manager at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on March 16. His doctors report he is doing well and expect him to leave the hospital soon. The surgery was the culmination of years of work transplanting kidneys from a specially bred group of pigs—which had been genetically modified to more closely resemble those of humans—into primates. Encouraged by those result...
Source: TIME: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Wegovy to Be Covered by US Medicare for Heart Disease Patients Wegovy to Be Covered by US Medicare for Heart Disease Patients
Heart patients insured under the U.S. Medicare program would be covered for Novo Nordisk ' s weight-loss drug Wegovy as long as it is prescribed to reduce their risk of heart...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Novo Nordisk's Once-weekly Basal Insulin Icodec Recommended for Marketing Approval in Europe Novo Nordisk's Once-weekly Basal Insulin Icodec Recommended for Marketing Approval in Europe
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Thursday said its once-weekly basal insulin icodec for treatment of diabetes in adults had received a recommendation for marketing...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Diabetes Monitoring Apps Don ’t Deliver Meaningful Benefits, Report Says
Digital diabetes management tools “fail to deliver meaningful benefits to patients” while increasing the cost of healthcare, the Peterson Health Technology Institute says. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Innovation Rx: Technologies /feature/innovation-rx/technologies pharma standard Source Type: news

Glucose Level Fluctuations Affect Cognition in T1D Glucose Level Fluctuations Affect Cognition in T1D
Glucose levels can affect processing speed and other cognitive functions, suggesting that minimizing glucose fluctuations is important for optimizing cognitive performance.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Surgery and Surgeons Immune System Doctors Cloning Diabetes Black People Urine Blood Massachusetts General Hospital Boston (Mass) Source Type: news

Paternal BMI Affects Cardiometabolism in ART Offspring Paternal BMI Affects Cardiometabolism in ART Offspring
Paternal obesity appeared to negatively affect the cardiometabolic profile of children conceived using ART, according to the results of a retrospective study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news