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A
call for sponsorship to support the running and future development
of Glycosmedia |
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Click on the above headline for an overview
of the Glycosmedia diabetes news service and our call for sponsorship.
Brief details on how sponsorship will work can be seen here. For further details please contact (Jim Young, Editor-in-Chief) |
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Biphasic
insulin aspart 30 |
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A literature review of adverse events associated
with treatment (CRD, UK) |
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Restricted-carbohydrate
diets in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis |
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Short term use of a restricted-carbohydrate
diet may improve glycaemic control and triglyceride levels in patients
with type 2 diabetes, but the long-term safety and sustainability
of such diets is unclear (CRD, UK) |
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Chronic
Antidiabetic Sulfonylureas In Vivo: Reversible Effects on Mouse
Pancreatic ß-Cells |
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Results demonstrate that chronic glibenclamide
treatment in vivo causes loss of insulin secretory capacity due
to ß-cell hyperexcitability, but also reveal rapid reversibility of this secretory
failure, arguing against ß-cell apoptosis or other cell death induced by sulfonylureas (PLoS) |
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Microneedle-Based
Automated Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus |
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This review addresses application-specific requirements
of a microneedle-based interface system specifically for autonomous
diabetes therapy. 8-page PDF (Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology) |
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Body
Composition Methods: Comparisons and Interpretation |
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We present here the most common methods and
provide guidelines by way of examples to assist the clinician/researcher
in choosing methods appropriate to their situation (Journal of
Diabetes Science and Technology) |
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Depression
Can Hamper Glucose Control in People With Diabetes |
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Depression can cause diabetes patients to suffer
from higher glucose levels over time compared to those who are
not depressed, finds a study of older veterans with the disease
(Center for the Advancement of Health, USA) |
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Urgent
need to act on diabetes, say experts |
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In New Zealand, diabetes prevalence is steadily
increasing and it is important to consider lifestyle intervention
in relation to diet, lifestyle and exercise to stem this rising
tide (Scoop, New Zealand) |
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