Biomarker Panel May Help Predict Gestational Diabetes Early in Pregnancy
Researchers may have identified an effective way of detecting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy.
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COVID Lockdowns Cause 2.5 M Missed HbA1C Tests in UK
COVID-19’s lockdowns in the UK left over a million people with diabetes without access to the routine HbA1C blood testing needed to manage their diabetes.
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DigiVibe Aims to Eliminate Fingerstick Pain for Blood Sugar Testing
The cordless DigiVibe device from BING Innovations uses vibration technology to ease the pain involved in finger-sticks for blood glucose monitoring.
Low-Cost Sensors Could Be Key to Detecting Infections in Wounds
Low-cost screen printed carbon sensors — used to rapidly detect bacteria commonly found in wounds — could pave the way for a real-time medical device.
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Diabetes Remission Diagnosis Criteria Outlined
People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more.
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Targeting Trends in Diabetes Testing
Testing for, monitoring, and controlling diabetes continues to become more robust, cost-effective, and nuanced.
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Self-Powered Diaper Sensors Monitor Urine Sugar Levels
To measure urine sugar levels in elderly or long-term care patients, sensors can be embedded directly into their diapers.
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Organizations Seek Comments on Roadmap to Increase Screening for Type 1 Diabetes
An open comment period on the Milken Institute’s resource aimed at increasing autoantibody screening for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) has been announced.
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Early Blood-Sugar Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Crucial for Future Prognosis
A new study shows people with type 2 diabetes need to gain control of their blood-sugar levels quickly to lower future health risks, meaning early diagnosis is even more critical than previously thought.
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Blood Test Identifies Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers have identified a noninvasive biomarker that can identify patients at risk of NAFLD complications using a simple blood test.
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Bio-Rad Launches InteliQ Diabetes Load-and-Go Quality Control
The InteliQ Diabetes Control includes three distinct levels that may address the HbA1c precision monitoring needs of a wide range of test methods.
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Devised for Diabetics, a Glucose Monitor Attracts the Famous and Well-Connected
People without diabetes are using glucose monitors to make healthier diet choices, but critics aren’t sold on this trend, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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BD to Spin Off Diabetes Care Business
The spinoff is expected to be completed in the first half of calendar year 2022.
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Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test
Helen Murray Free, a chemist who co-developed the revolutionary dip-and-read diabetes test that simplified diagnosis and inspired other similar testing, has died.
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Global Launch of Handheld Analyzer for Diabetes Care
EKF Diagnostics’ Stat-Site WB measures whole blood β-ketone and glucose levels in seconds.
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Protein Linked to Gestational Diabetes
A new study outlines a role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in gestational diabetes, with potential as a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target.
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New Laboratory Blood Glucose Reference
Nova Primary fills the need for a new glucose reference analyzer to replace the YSI Stat Plus 2300 Glucose and L-Lactate analyzer, which will no longer be supported beginning in July 2021.
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Study: Enhanced Common Blood Test Could Predict Adverse Outcomes in Pregnancy
A blood test commonly used to detect fetal genetic abnormalities can be modified to help predict complications associated with pregnancy before any symptoms develop, according to UCLA researchers and colleagues.
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