July 26, 2019 These tattoos could help track chronic diseases like diabetes The dye includes sensors to change colors in the presence of the biomarker being measured.
May 29, 2019 Correlation between diabetes and obesity may not be as closely linked as previously thought A strange paradox is baffling minds in the medical field: While obesity rates in American adults are on the rise, the number of new diabetes cases is dropping.
March 12, 2019 Brain shrinkage linked to smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, study finds Vascular risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity have been linked to less healthy brains, according to a new study published Monday.
February 20, 2019 Eating nuts tied to lower heart disease risk for diabetics People with diabetes who regularly eat nuts may be less likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts who rarely, if ever, consume nuts, a U.S. study suggests.
January 30, 2019 Lawmakers are promising a sweeping investigation into what is causing the price of insulin to skyrocket A new study by the Health Care Cost Institute shows insulin costs for Type 1 Diabetes patients jumped more than 99 percent from 2012 to 2016; Jonathan Serrie reports.
January 30, 2019 Many diabetics are rationing their insulin as prices skyrocket Memorial Sloan Kettering drug pricing researcher Dr. Peter Bach says that lawmakers failed to take action early on to ensure that insulin drug prices did not become unaffordable.
January 22, 2019 Insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016: study The cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes in the United States nearly doubled over a five-year period, underscoring a national outcry over rising drug prices, according to a new analysis shared with Reuters.
January 22, 2019 Can you use medical marijuana if you’re a diabetic? Last year, the FDA recognized a new drug for epilepsy made from marijuana’s own CBD, otherwise known as cannabidiol.
January 19, 2019 Dr. Marc Siegel: Diabetes and America – We can't afford more deaths because of rising insulin prices As insulin continues to become more and more expensive, many people with diabetes who require it can’t afford it and find they have to ration its use. Tragically, news reports say some people have even died because they’ve reduced their expensive insulin dose to save money.
December 9, 2018 9 ways to handle holiday food when you have diabetes During the holiday season, however, when pies, cookies and indulgent recipes are everywhere you look, it can be even more challenging to keep your sugar intake levels steady.
