[ad_1] There are important things teenage athletes never forget when leaving home. Cellphone. Wallet. Bottle of water. For Colin Moore, a junior pitcher at Crescenta Valley High with Type 1 diabetes, he has another must-have item. “I keep a jar of Skittles in my baseball bag every game,” he said. That’s his emergency go-to item … Read more
[ad_1] Diabetes and kidney diseases were among the leading causes for life expectancy to drop, other than Covid-19 in recent times. India’s life expectancy was 60.8 years in 1990. It improved to 64.2 years in 2000, 67.7 years in 2010 and 70.5 years in 2019. However, it declined to 68.7 years in 2021, … Read more
[ad_1] England’s National Health Service (NHS) said on Tuesday that “tens of thousands of children and adults” with type 1 diabetes will receive an “artificial pancreas” to help manage their insulin levels. The hybrid closed loop system — a sensor under the skin that sends wireless readings to an externally worn pump, which delivers insulin … Read more
[ad_1] When Creighton basketball player Isaac Traudt’s teammates take a break at practice, they might grab a drink of water, chat it up or go over assignments. Traudt does that, too, but not before he checks a device attached to his body that tells him his blood glucose level. Depending on what it says, he … Read more