Tag: Insulin
Fully Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System Improves Glucose Control in T2DM
Improved glucose control seen with no increase in hypoglycemia compared with standard insulin therapy
Guidelines Updated for Reducing Hypoglycemia Risk in Diabetes
Strong recommendations include use of glucagon preparations that do not need reconstitution, real-time CGM for those receiving multiple daily injections
Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Insulin Pump Use Persist
Lower odds ratios seen for insulin pump use for Hispanic, Black, other race versus White; with lower education, lower household income
Insulin Rationing Reported by 16.5 Percent of Insulin Users
Variation seen among subgroups, with rationing in 11.2 percent of those aged 65 years and older and 20.4 percent of younger persons
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
Equipment issue may allow someone to break in and cause the pump to deliver too much or too little insulin to the patient
Novel Bihormonal Artificial Pancreas Beneficial After Pancreatectomy
Patients receiving BIHAP, using both insulin and glucagon, spent more time in euglycemia, less time in hypoglycemia
Automated Insulin Delivery Ups Time in Target Glucose Range in T1D
Percentage of time in target glucose range increased with open-source AID versus sensor-augmented insulin pump
Preservation of C-Peptide Secretion Examined in Youth With T1D
Intensive glucose control for 24 months did not appear to prevent the decline in residual C-peptide secretion
Daily Insulin Dose Tied to Cancer Risk in Patients With T1DM
Daily insulin dose linked to cancer risk in multivariable model, with increasing cancer incidence in low-, medium-, high-dose insulin groups
California Will Produce Its Own Insulin to Bring Down Prices
As part of the state's new budget, $50 million will go directly to the development of low-cost insulin products