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Do
you have Type 2 diabetes? |
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Diabetes UK is currently running an online survey
which is being sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD). If you have Type 2 diabetes and are aged 18 or over, we
would like to invite you to take part in our brief survey (Diabetes
UK) |
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Prime
Minister talks about schoolchildren with diabetes |
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown responded to a question
about a lack of support for children with diabetes in schools during
today's Prime Minister’s Questions (Diabetes UK) |
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Mobile
screening service boost for York diabetes sufferers |
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Anybody over 12 who has the condition will now
be able to take advantage of a service which can allow early detection
of diabetic retinopathy (The Press, UK) |
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Glycemia
and cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus |
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Published data suggest that addressing traditional
risk factors including albuminuria, the metabolic syndrome, and
inflammatory markers is better for preventing and treating CAD
than focusing exclusively on glycemic control, which is still necessary
for preventing microvascular complications (PubMed) |
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Severe
Deterioration of Metabolic Control Caused by Malfunction of a
Disposable Insulin Pen Device |
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This report describes the case of a 68-yr-old
diabetic woman with severe deterioration of glycemic control caused
by the use of a malfunctioning insulin pen device (Journal of the
American Board of Family Medicine) |
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More
Diabetes Innovations: GluMetrics & DiaSome |
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While we’re on the topic
of diabetes technologies and advancements this week, I’d like to share what I’ve learned about two more companies working on some alluring diabetes innovations
(Diabetes Mine) |
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