Your thyroid plays an essential role in regulating a number of bodily functions and producing certain hormones, so it should come as no surprise that an underfunctioning thyroid can lead to an increased risk of other conditions. One such condition is diabetes. Some medical circles even use the term thyrobetes to discuss the connection between […]
FDA Approves First Artificial Pancreas For Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted approval of an artificial pancreas device developed by Medtronic Plc. Their artificial pancreas will be the first device to automatically deliver the correct dosage of insulin to patients with Type 1 diabetes. The device known as the MiniMed 670G is revolutionary for a number of reasons. […]
Artificial Pancreas Could Be Gamechanger For Diabetics
Nearly 100 years ago two Canadian researchers discovered the hormone insulin while studying dogs, and modern medicine has taken that discovery and harnessed its power to help care for diabetic patients whose bodies can’t produce enough of the hormone. Diabetes testing and self-management has come a long way over the past few decades, but a […]
Hypothyroidism and Type 2 Diabetes
New research out of the Netherlands suggests that underperforming thyroids have been linked to an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society by Dr. Layal Chaker. He said that hypothyroidism – a condition where the thyroid underproduces necessary hormones – has […]
Diabetes and Gallbladder Surgery
Medical research suggests that individuals with diabetes are more likely to develop gallstones than the average person, but we don’t exactly know why. There are plenty of theories out there as to why the two conditions are linked. For starters, some experts believe that obesity is linked to gallstone disease, and obesity generally plays a […]
