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Study finds ability to chew properly helps improve blood sugar levels in T
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A researcher at the University at Buffalo, advised medical professionals who treat patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) to examine their patients' teeth.
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Researchers develop screening technique for Type 1 diabetes treatment
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Getting a host immune system to accept the presence of implanted insulin-secreting cells could change the lives of the more than 700 million people who have Type 1 diabetes worldwide.
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Research: Cognitive behavioural therapy delivered via smartphone app impro
Updated : 3 years ago IST
People with Type 2 diabetes who were given a smartphone app that delivers personalized cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) saw significantly greater reductions in their blood sugar and less need for higher doses of diabetes medications at six months compared with those who only received stan
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Medicine linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Diabetes patients are twice as likely as non-diabetics to develop dementia. A new study found that persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who used the diabetic medicine pioglitazone were less likely to acquire dementia later in life than those who did not.
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Study suggests antibody therapy can be used to treat liver disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There is currently no medication available to treat non-alcoholic liver disease, which affects many type 2 diabetes patients and can develop into more serious liver ailments. A therapeutic option for the treatment of fatty liver has been identified in a study led by Karolinska Institute rese
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Researchers find artificial pancreas useful for type 2 diabetes patients
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have tested an artificial pancreas for use by type 2 diabetes patients. The device, which was powered by an algorithm developed at the University of Cambridge, compared to standard treatment, patients spent twice as much time in the glucose target range and half as much time expe
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Pakistan: Pharmaceutical firms threaten to start protest this week
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to ARY News, insulin for diabetes patients, and various medicines for kidney and cardiac diseases vanished from the market.
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Pakistan faces shortage of life-saving medicines
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan is facing a shortage of insulin for diabetes patients and the medical market in Karachi is getting worse, reported Pak vernacular media Daily Express.
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1.5 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes every year: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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World Diabetes Day: WHO calls for increased access to diabetes education f
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the WHO, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for dementia patients
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], September 26 (ANI): A mortality prediction model for dementia patients may aid clinicians in framing discussions with patients and families about end-of-life care options such as at-home care and nursing homes. Furthermore, the model may assist physicians in determining w
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Study explores how genetics influence immunity in type 1 diabetes patients
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): New insights into how genetic factors affect the body's immune response in type 1 diabetes have recently been found.
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