According to researchers, blood-sugar levels that were once considered normal for pregnant women are not safe for the baby or the mother. These blood-sugar levels that were once seen as normal can cause premature labor and other complications. “Previously doctors had thought that between five and eight per cent of women suffered from [gestational diabetes] during their pregnancy. But a new international study involving 23,000 women in nine countries suggests that more than twice as many mothers to be, 16 per cent, developed the disease,” reports Kate Devlin from Telegraph.co.uk.
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According to BBC News, scientists in Cambridge have shown that an “artificial pancreas” could be used to help regulate blood sugar in kids with Type 1 diabetes. The Lancet study shows a sensor that measures glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin, which could boost overnight blood sugar control and could significantly shorten the risk of blood sugar levels from dropping too low.
Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic, fatal condition where the pancreas cannot produce insulin…
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Diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn’t properly produce or use insulin, a hormone which is needed to convert starches and sugars into energy. An estimated 17.9 million people in America are diagnosed with diabetes and 5.7 million are living with diabetes without knowing it.
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