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JDRF-funded studies show regular CGM use increases diabetes control for all age groups

NEW YORK, September 8, 2009 -- The latest data from groundbreaking human clinical trials of the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) show that the primary determinant of improvements in achieving better diabetes control is regular use of monitors -- six days per week or more -- rather than the age of patients, and that benefits continue well past the time when people with type

Intensive glucose control halves complications of longstanding type 1 diabetes

Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of type 1 diabetes.

LSUHSC researchers first to document early signs for diabetes in kids as young as 7

Research conducted under the direction of Melinda Sothern, PhD, Professor and Director of Health Promotion at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, showing early signs of diabetes in healthy children as young as seven years old will be presented at the American Diabetes Association 2009 Annual Scientific Session Meeting in New Orleans. Dr.

USC researchers present diabetes findings at American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions

New Orleans, LA June 4, 2009---Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California will present new findings at the American Diabetes Association's scientific sessions June 5 -- 9 in New Orleans, LA.

Continuous glucose monitoring technology -- special issue of Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

New Rochelle, NY, May 29, 2009?Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices represent a critical step toward achieving automated glucose measurement, offering people with diabetes a promising new tool for maintaining optimal glucose control.

Study shows CGM devices also benefit people with type 1 diabetes

NEW YORK, May 27, 2009 ? People with type 1 diabetes who have already been successful in achieving recommended blood sugar goals can further benefit from using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, according to results of a major multi-center clinical trial by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Diabetes and Dementia

April 21, 2009 by mcole

A recent study in Journal of the American Medical Association provides further support for a relationship between the risk factors of type II diabe

Near-term infants at risk for health problems

Babies born a few weeks premature, who have generally been considered as healthy as full-term infants, actually have a greater incidence of serious health problems, according to a study from MassGeneral Hospital for Children. In a new report, the research team describes finding that babies born at 35 or 36 weeks gestation were more likely to have jaundice, low blood sugar, difficulty maintaining body temperature, and other problems.



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