AI Aids Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Dosing AI Aids Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Dosing
A patient-facing voice-based conversational artificial intelligence application helped patients with type 2 diabetes optimize their insulin doses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Identical Twins Study Shows Vegan Diets Helping the Heart
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 -- A new study of identical twins has provided fresh evidence that a vegan diet can vastly improve a person’s heart health. Twins assigned a vegan diet for two months had significant improvements in cholesterol, insulin... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

California ’ s New Plan to Treat the Mentally Ill May End Up Violating Their Rights
Facing enormous pressure to tame what appears to be a spiraling and increasingly intertwined statewide crisis in mental health, substance use, and homelessness, California officials have created the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court, or CARE Court. The new system is a policy smorgasbord that ranges from the provision of court-ordered treatment and housing to food assistance, social activities, and exercise programming for Californians with severe mental illness. CARE Court, which launched in October to skeptical but hopeful Californians, is aimed at tackling the Golden State’s perpetual public ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jerel Ezell Tags: Uncategorized California Source Type: news

Insufficient Sleep Impairs Women's Insulin Sensitivity Insufficient Sleep Impairs Women's Insulin Sensitivity
Restricted sleep of around 6 hours per night may be enough of a reduction to increase the risk for impaired insulin sensitivity in women, particularly if they are postmenopausal, suggests a US trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

I'm a doctor - here are five foods you thought were healthy but actually aren't
Dr Mijin Brown, who goes by Dr Midge on the social media platform, posted a video  about the foods to avoid, 'at least from an insulin resistance perspective.' The video has over a million views. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Insulin Manufacturers Employ Strategies to Extend Market Exclusivity
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 -- Insulin manufacturers have employed strategies to extend periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products, including filing patents after U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Midlife belly fat linked to increased Alzheimer's risk
People with higher amounts of visceral abdominal fat in midlife may be at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting.This type of adipose tissue -- which surrounds internal organs deep in the belly -- is linked to changes in the brain up to 15 years before the earliest Alzheimer's symptoms appear, reported a team led by Mahsa Dolatshahi, MD, of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis."[Our] findings prompt designing interventions targeted at reducing abdominal visceral fat, obesity, and insulin resistance in ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 Source Type: news

Short Sleep Duration Impairs Insulin Sensitivity in Women
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 -- Short sleep duration for six weeks impairs insulin sensitivity in women, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Diabetes Care.Faris M. Zuraikat, Ph.D., from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

How Drug Makers Manipulate Patents to Keep Insulin Prices High
The financial burden of high insulin costs that patients and insurers face is often blamed on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory framework, but a new study suggests pharmaceutical companies have also been using patenting processes to unfairly maintain high costs. In the FDA’s master list of approved medications, devices, and other therapeutics, a document known as the Orange Book, patent ownership of each item governs which companies are allowed to manufacture and sell which therapies. The FDA deals with drug approval, but patents are granted by another agency entirely, the U.S. Patent and Trad...
Source: TIME: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Insulin Delivery Device Patents Prolong Market Exclusivity Insulin Delivery Device Patents Prolong Market Exclusivity
In a new data analysis, Harvard researchers find that insulin manufacturers have filed multiple patents on delivery devices following the original insulin product approval.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

GLP-1 Drugs Reduced Patient A1c Levels, Need for Other Drugs GLP-1 Drugs Reduced Patient A1c Levels, Need for Other Drugs
In some cases, the addition of GLP-1 agonists allowed clinicians to deprescribe other medications such as insulin and sulfonylureas.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Chronic sleep deficiency increases insulin resistance in women, especially postmenopausal women
Findings highlight insufficient sleep as a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Woman's Odds for Diabetes
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Women who don ’t get enough sleep might have an increased risk of diabetes, an effect even more pronounced in postmenopausal females, a new study finds.Shortening sleep by just 90 minutes increased insulin resistance in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Octopus-like sucker may mean the end of many jabs for diseases such as obesity and breast cancer
The patches have tiny rubber suction cups and are designed to be stuck on to the inside of the cheek, where they deliver insulin and other drugs for obesity and breast cancer, for instance. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Losing just 90 minutes of sleep a night can increase women's risk of this chronic disease... after just six WEEKS
Experts from Columbia University believe a lack of sleep can increase stress on insulin-producing cells, causing them to fail. This can put women at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news