Study finds potential for weekly insulin injections in diabetes care
Weekly insulin injections may be the future of diabetic care and could replace daily insulin injections according to a study undertaken by the University of Surrey. A year-long phase three trial has shown that weekly injections of insulin icodec could be used to manage type 1 diabetes as effectively as daily basal insulin treatments. The... Read moreThe post Study finds potential for weekly insulin injections in diabetes care appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Diabetes insulin type 1 diabetes weekly insulin Source Type: news
No more painful insulin shots: Hyderabad company develops oral insulin spray for diabetes
Hyderabad-based NiedlFree Technologies has developed a needle-free oral insulin spray called Ozulin, offering a painless alternative for diabetes treatment. The company has obtained global patents for Ozulin in over 40 countries and has applied for permission to conduct safety studies. NiedlFree Technologies is also working on oral and nasal sprays for cancer, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
November 2023 NNLM Reading Club: Diabetes
November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country team up to bring attention to diabetes. The NNLM Reading Club has selected three books to help discuss the topic and share information to learn more about the disease.
Needles: a memoir of growing up with diabetes by Andie Dominick
Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the discovery of insulin, and the making of a medical miracle by Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsberg
Sugar High: the unexpected journey of an inexperienced Type 1 Diabetic by Alexandra Park
This information is available on our Reading Club website: Reading Club | NNLM (Source: The Cornflower)
Source: The Cornflower - November 1, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: NNLM Reading Club Source Type: news
Improving Diabetes Care Through Reduced Insulin Use in Nursing Homes
Reference: Umpierrez GE, Cardona S, Chachkhiani D, Fayfman M, Saiyed S, Wang H, Vellanki P, Haw JS, Olson DE, Pasquel FJ, Johnson TM 2nd. A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing a DPP4 Inhibitor (Linagliptin) and Basal Insulin (Glargine) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Long-term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Linagliptin-LTC Trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2018;19(5):399 –404.e3. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - October 31, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: By Omid Salaami Tags: Pragmatic Research Source Type: news
Belgium Seizes Fake Weight-Loss Drugs Containing Insulin Belgium Seizes Fake Weight-Loss Drugs Containing Insulin
Belgium ’s drug regulator said it had seized counterfeit versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk ' s popular obesity drug Wegovy, in which the injector pens contained insulin.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Human insulin less temperature-sensitive than previously thought
A new Cochrane review has found that insulin can be kept at room temperature for months without losing potency, offering hope to people living with diabetes in regions with limited access to healthcare or stable powered refrigeration. This affects millions of people living in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in rural areas, as well as people whose lives have been disrupted by conflict or natural disasters.Human insulin is a hormone produced by the body that helpsturn food into energy and controls blood sugar levels. People with diabetes cannot make enough insulin and those with type 1 diabetes have to inject ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Toddlers to be given routine finger-prick blood test to flag up their risk of developing type 1 diabetes
The problem, which affects one in 500 children in Britain, occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks cells in the pancreas, stopping it from producing the hormone insulin. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pregnant women can soon take anti-diabetes drug Metformin
The UK and some EU countries allow this drug for pregnant women and during the periconceptional phase. So far, doctors in India prescribe insulin for pregnant women. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
GLP-1s Like Semaglutide: Less Thyroid Cancer Than Insulin GLP-1s Like Semaglutide: Less Thyroid Cancer Than Insulin
Among people with type 2 diabetes who received a GLP-1 receptor agonist, there was less correlation between this treatment and thyroid cancer than among people with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - October 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Advances in Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes From EASD 2023 Advances in Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes From EASD 2023
Dr Anne Peters reports on the latest updates presented at EASD 2023 on insulin therapy for T2D, including insights from the ONWARDS trials and STOP study.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None ReCAP Source Type: news
Dr. Donlin Long, Wide-Ranging Medical Innovator, Is Dead at 89
A neurosurgeon, he helped develop an insulin pump for diabetes patients and a device to relieve pain, and joined Ben Carson in a historic operation on conjoined infants. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: Long, Donlin (1934-2023) Deaths (Obituaries) Surgery and Surgeons Brain Diabetes Insulin Pain Conjoined Twins Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, Md) Carson, Benjamin S Source Type: news
How Queen's 'We Will Rock You' can help treat diabetes
In tests on mice, in response to the song We Will Rock You by Queen, the cells released almost 70 per cent of their insulin within five minutes, and all of it within 15 minutes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug slows the progression of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents
A Yale-led trial finds that the drug teplizumab helps preserve the ability of children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes to make their own insulin. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 23, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Novo Nordisk gets approval to carry out clinical trials on weekly insulin
Novo Nordisk has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to conduct phase-III studies for its new weekly insulin injection, IcoSema, in India. IcoSema is a combination of insulin and Semaglutide and is meant to control blood sugar levels in people with type-two diabetes. The proposed weekly insulin shot could be a game changer as it would decrease the discomfort of daily injections and may be as effective as regular insulin. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AIIMS adds 63 drugs to free medicine list
"Sixty-three medicines have been added to the existing list," Dr M Srinivas said. Palbociclib, Dasatinib, Methotrexate, Trimazet, Magesterol Acetate and Leucovorin are among the medicines added to the list. Besides, injection regular insulin, injection NPH Insulin and injection Insulin Premix 30/70 will also be available free of cost. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
