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Israel’s DreaMed, Yale Team Up on AI Diabetes Monitoring
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli medical software company DreaMed Diabetes said on Monday it was partnering with Yale New Haven Health System to use artificial intelligence (AI) in monitoring insulin and glucose levels in children with Type 1 diabetes. Underaged diabetics often find it hard to inject the right doses of insulin to rein in their […]
Weedy grass may be effective against several human diseases
Native to the southeastern United States, a weedy grass has spread northward to Canada and also made its way to Australia and Japan. Andropogon virginicus grows densely packed and up to seven feet tall, disrupting growth patterns of other plants and competing for resources. When burned, it grows back stronger. There is no way to […]
Medicare Beneficiaries With High Out-of-Pocket Costs May Reduce Insulin Adherence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with diabetes who face high out-of-pocket costs under Medicare Part D may buy or use less insulin than they’re prescribed, according to a new study. New policy changes could reduce out-of-pocket costs and help patients to afford their insulin, the research team suggests in JAMA Network Open. “This is […]
Prediabetes Tied to Increased Stroke Risk With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
(Reuters Health) – Stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation may be further increased by prediabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 44,451 adults (median age 75 years) with a first diagnosis of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation between 2010 and 2016. This included 17,754 people with diabetes mellitus as well as 6,574 people […]
Metformin for Diabetes Has No Effect on COVID-19 Infection, Death
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Prescription of metformin does not influence susceptibility to COVID-19 or COVID-19 mortality, a large primary care-based study suggests. The findings were published online February 9 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Jingya Wang, PhD, of the University of […]
Study: Older adults classified as "prediabetic" seldom progress to full diabetes
Older adults who are classified as having "prediabetes" due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually don't go on to develop full-blown diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Doctors still consider prediabetes a useful indicator of future diabetes risk in young and middle-aged adults. […]
Trajenta
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TRAJENTA CMI0133-09 Tablets linagliptin Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Trajenta. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor, pharmacist or diabetes […]
Amaryl
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. AMARYL® (am-a(r)-RILL) glimepiride (glim-epi-RIDE) Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Amaryl. It does not contain all the available information.It does not take the place of talking to your doctor, pharmacist or diabetes […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. COZAAR® Losartan potassium Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about COZAAR.It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have […]