Diabetes

There are concerns that doctors could misdiagnose diabetes in India due to higher rates of type 2 diabetes in younger and slimmer people. A new study has shown that an existing genetic test could accurately diagnose diabetes in people of Indian heritage.Share on PinterestA test for type 1 diabetes developed in European populations may be…

Researchers have developed an automated system for people with type 1 diabetes. The AI-based system provides advice to help these individuals avoid dangerously low blood glucose levels. A preliminary study suggests that the system’s weekly recommendations on insulin doses and diet closely match those that diabetes specialists provide. People with type 1 diabetes produce insufficient…

Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high. Blood sugar levels rise due to a dysfunction in the way insulin, a hormone that regulates high blood sugar, is released. If the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body's cells do not react to…

WINNIPEG -- Several batches of Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, is being recalled. Apotex Inc. is voluntarily recalling nine lots of its prescription metformin drug, APO-METFORMIN ER (extended release) 500mg tablets. Test results from the company showed one of the lots (PY7174) contains a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) that increased over…

A recent large-scale study concludes that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19-related in-hospital death. It finds that one-third of coronavirus-related deaths in hospitals in England are individuals with diabetes.Share on PinterestA new study investigates the association between diabetes and in-hospital COVID-19 deaths.Over the last few months,…