Diabetes Monitoring - More Likely to Cause Depression
Studies have shown that if you have Type 2 diabetes and do not use insulin, then monitoring your own blood sugar levels is more likely to give you depression than provide any long-term health benefits.
Also see story on diabetes and antidepressants.
Entries Tagged as 'Diabetes Medication'
Diabetes Monitoring - More Likely to Cause Depression
April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Diabetes Medication · Diabetes and Depression
New Blood Glucose Prediction Tool
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
New Blood Glucose Prediction Tool
A new unique personalised blood glucose prediction tool is being developed to allow patients at any time to accurately predict their short-term blood glucose outlook.
Tags: Diabetes Medication
Insulin Pumps - Juvenile Diabetes
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Insulin Pumps - Juvenile Diabetes
Today’s insulin pumps, which also are called continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy or CSII, are about the size of a beeper. The pumps are mostly used by children with type 1 diabetes.
Tags: Diabetes Medication · Juvenile Diabetes
Juvenile Diabetes
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Juvenile Diabetes
Juvenile diabetes is not uncommon - some 176,500 American children — or one out of every 400 to 600 — have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
To manage diabetes, children are increasingly using insulin pumps
Tags: Diabetes Medication · Juvenile Diabetes
Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
When blood glucose falls too low relative to the amount of insulin in the blood, hypoglycemia can occur - symptoms and signs include: