High blood sugar
Copyright 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. 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.
Modified Insulin Most Effective For Controlling Post-Meal Blood Sugar Levels (Medical News Today)
Pre-mixed insulin analogues, a modified form of conventional pre-mixed human insulin, are more effective than long-acting analogues for controlling high blood sugar levels after meals in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A spoonful of sugar really DOES help the medicine go down, say scientists (Daily Mail)
Mary Poppins raved about it in the 60s, but scientific research has finally proved her right – a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down.
New Method To Check Blood Sugar For Diabetics (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)
People with Type 1 diabetes have reason to be encouraged after a study revealed a new type of glucose monitoring that allows people with diabetes to control their blood sugar levels easier than conventional methods.
Pre-meal blood sugar values most informative: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
For people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, pre-meal blood glucose (sugar) levels are generally more closely associated with long-term blood sugar levels than post-meal blood sugar levels, according to a study reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual conference in Rome.
Sugar can ease children’s pain (Daily Mirror)
Mary Poppins was right to insist that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.