An important part of maintaining your health is using your medications and testing supplies properly. That includes discarding them after the expiration date. In many cases, expired supplies won't work as well — or at all.
Patient A has type 1 diabetes and has been injecting himself with insulin every day since 1970. Patient B, who also has type 1, has given himself daily injections for more than 50 years. Both started out using a syringe and vial
In a small study, an investigational device called the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner was able to significantly reduce blood sugar levels in a group of people with type 2 diabetes, while also helping them lose weight.
What if your cell phone could help direct your diabetes treatment? Researchers at Georgetown University are working with high-tech companies to bring the wireless power of radio frequency identification to people with diabetes.
Monitoring the body’s blood sugar (glucose) levels is a fact of daily life for people with diabetes. That routine certainly affects those with type 1 diabetes, whose bodies don’t produce insulin so they must regularly inject themselves with the vital hormone.
We’ve all gotten used to carrying around small electronic devices that make our lives easier, from cell phones to pagers to PDAs like PalmPilots. For some people with diabetes, there’s another — an insulin pump, an unobtrusive, pager-sized device that can deliver insulin at a continuous rate and allows you to give extra insulin as the need arises.
Controlling your blood glucose level can help you feel your best, and can prevent or slow the progress of complications such as nerve, eye and kidney damage. Following your diabetes care plan is key, but don’t stop there.
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