WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Premixed insulin, which combines short- and long-acting versions of the hormone, results in better blood-sugar control as compared with long-acting insulin alone or oral medications, a new study finds.
Chain Reaction Accident Blamed on Low Blood Sugar (FOX 40 Binghamton)
Low blood sugar is being blamed for a five car chain-reaction pile-up on Reynolds Road in Johnson City Thursday evening: Police tell us that it happened around 5:30 when a driver who suffers from diabetes experienced an episode of low-blood sugar, causing him to smash into the back of another car. That car smashed into the next, and that car into the next, and so forth. Four cars in all hit each …
Canadian hospital fights diabetes with patient Web portal (ITBusiness.ca)
When a Canadian is diagnosed with diabetes , their life is changed forever. The disease means the body can no longer regulate its own blood sugar levels, and the afflicted person must diligently keep them on target through a carefully planned diet and direct insulin injections.
Get rid of that sweet tooth: How to quit sugar (Independent)
So much for Mary Poppins. All those spoonfuls of sugar are not only making us fat, they’re contributing to arguably the biggest health threats facing humanity: diabetes, caused by soaring levels of obesity. Eating too much sugar can also make us tired, irritable, anxious, spotty and aggressive, and lead to insomnia.
