Daily realities of diabetic patients

Cecelia Health positively transforms the lives of people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases through our technology enabled personalized digital health solution. Our clinical expert team is comprised of nurses, dietitians, exercise physiologists, certified diabetes care and education specialists, and endocrinologists who are passionate about empowering people with chronic conditions to live rich, healthy, and fulfilling lives. They excel at educating program participants about their condition, motivating better lifestyle choices, and providing the essential problem-solving and emotional support required for people living with chronic conditions.

A new method to administer insulin could mean less pain and damage to the skin. Scientists have developed a temporal pressure device that pinches the patient's skin, which has shown more effective results in mice.

Globally, Type 2 diabetes is on the rise. In 2019 approximately 463 million adults were living with diabetes, and that number is expected to soar to 700 million by 2045, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Type 2 accounts for roughly 90% of all diabetes cases. A majority (79%) of individuals with diabetes are living in low- and middle-income countries, according to the Federation. 

La start-up française vient de lever 2,25 millions d’euros auprès du groupe allemand Beurer pour sa technologie de surveillance de la glycémie en continu et sans douleur.

Results showed that using certain amount of cinnamon for 60 days did not change the glucose level of diabetic patients. So, using cinnamon to type II diabetes patients cannot be recommended and more studies are needed in future.

The new study finds that type 2 diabetes is reversible with weight loss and a low calorie diet.

Clinical and pathophysiological studies have shown type 2 diabetes to be a condition mainly caused by excess, yet reversible, fat accumulation in the liver and pancreas. Within the liver, excess fat worsens hepatic responsiveness to insulin, leading to increased glucose production. Within the pancreas, the β cell seems to enter a survival mode and fails to function because of the fat-induced metabolic stress.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) may be a physiological condition, but it comes with an emotional impact that should never be underestimated. Daily regimens, lifestyle changes, worries about complications, and other significant anxieties can cause emotional stress — also known as diabetes distress. Diabetes distress can reveal itself in feelings of anger, resentment, guilt and irritability.

Blood is drawn from the capillaries in the upper arm, which avoids the need to use hypodermic needles to access the vein, a huge advantage for patients. The blood is actually sucked into the device using tiny lancets and a vacuum mechanism. Ending up in a cartridge, the blood sample can then be sent to a laboratory for analysis.

A new study identifies the risk factors that could help healthcare providers recognize patients being treated for diabetes who are most likely to have low blood sugar. The predictive risk model, developed and tested by researchers from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is the first to combine nearly all known and readily assessed risk factors for hypoglycemia.

Although diabetes is life-threatening when left unattended, this disease is highly treatable with the right resources and tools. While lifestyle adjustments and constant vigilance are vital to regulation, individuals diagnosed with diabetes also rely on innovative, state-of-the-art medical treatments and devices to achieve a fulfilling life, free of debilitating health complications.

Your child with type 1 diabetes is headed back to school. This may be your first go-round with going back to school and juggling child diabetes. Or maybe you’re a pro and just need a checklist. Either way, preparation, communication, and education are pivotal to making sure your child is safe and successful at school. Here are 6 important things to do to prepare your type 1 diabetic for school.

The researchers developed and validated a deep-learning algorithm using nearly 3 million PPG recordings from 53,870 patients. The algorithm impressively managed to correctly identify the presence of diabetes in 82% of patients with diabetes, as well as the absence of diabetes in 97% of patients without diabetes. The algorithm’s performance improved even further when combined with patient data, such as age, gender, and BMI, as well as other co-occurring comorbidities. An additional analysis even showed a correlation between the algorithm’s score and the subjects’ A1c.

The device is being developed via a collaboration between scientists at UCLA, MIT and the University of North Carolina (UNC). It's intended to be adhered to the skin like a band-aid, with a single patch being good for one day of use.

Based out of Zurich, Oviva is a digital health company that helps people with conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and food allergies improve their health with medical, nutritional therapy from professional dietitians.

As you kick off your 2020 year with energy and enthusiasm for improving your overall health, here are a few suggested Dos and Don’ts when it comes to creating those goals.

The common type 2 diabetes symptoms are frequently feeling thirsty, feeling very tired, having blurred vision and cuts or wounds that take longer to heal. Another sign to observe is how often a person urinates.

For healthcare providers, helping patients manage their diabetes used to be limited to the confines of the office visit. Given that effective treatment requires round-the-clock hyper-vigilance, a visit and a couple of follow-ups in a year have simply not proven effective for helping patients make the proper lifestyle changes they need to take control of blood sugar levels. The failure to manage diabetes is harsh and leads to conditions including kidney disease and blindness.

One Drop launches 8-hour blood glucose forecasts, expanding upon the company's AI-powered Automated Decision Support and making One Drop the first and only provider of blood glucose forecasts for people with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes self-management is difficult, especially because people living with diabetes must do it on their own for much of the time. Diabetes self-management apps can help provide ongoing support, but very few people with diabetes use them. We wondered if this was perhaps because current apps do not meet their needs. So, in the Diabetes MILES-2 study, we asked a single open-ended question: ‘If you were describing the perfect app to help you manage your diabetes, what would it do?’

SugarBEAT is a skin patch unlike any other CGM on the market. According to the company, it works by "passing a mild, non-perceptible electric current across the skin, (which) draws a small amount of selected molecules, such as glucose, into a patch placed on the skin. These molecules are drawn out of the interstitial fluid which naturally sits just below the top layer of skin."

The MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop system is the first FDA-approved device that continuously measures glucose levels and delivers the appropriate dose of basal insulin, according to an FDA statement. It is indicated for people aged 14 or older with Type 1 diabetes and is intended to regulate insulin levels with “little to no input” from the patient, the FDA said in the statement.