Recent research that has been ongoing throughout the pandemic has demonstrated that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, otherwise known as COVID-19, is capable of causing new onset diabetes in adults and children. Interesting facts: Adults are 40% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes after having COVID-19 Children are up to 30% more likely to develop Type […]
Have you ever wondered if there was any kind of robot pancreas you could just have installed to quit having to dose insulin and do finger sticks? So you don’t have to feel like a pincushion and be a slave to a clock or a carb count? Well, BetaBionics is on their way, here to […]
Please click on the link below to access the NIH PubMed StatPearls reference entry on Diabetes Mellitus:
Many newly diagnosed diabetes patients are overwhelmed by the idea of checking their blood sugar regularly. Unfortunately, not all patients are provided education in correctly checking blood sugar. Here, we present the top four tips for correctly checking your blood sugar to ensure the safest, most accurate reading: 1) Wash your hands with warm soapy […]
In a devastating development within US politics, Republican senators have stripped the $35 insulin price cap from the Inflation Reduction Act bill. Read the full article from the Washington Post by clicking the link below: