MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'glucagon'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984628&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FFltVp5cqw_Y%2Fglucapen.php Confession - I have never given or received a glucagon injection. In fact, I have never even owned a glucagon kit.I live alone. My reasoning is that if I am low enough to need to use glucagon, I am too low to be able to manage the multiple steps needed to successfully inject it.After the Roche Social Media Summit we were invited by Enject to preview a new product being submitted through the medical approval process that is the next (long awaited) generation of glucagon injections.The two biggest problems with the current glucagon injections are the fact that they are expecting someone with less experience with needles to use a "big scary one" and the fact that the chemical compounds have to be separated into a powder and a diluent until use.In a high pressure situation, the user needs to d... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984628 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:45:33 +0100 4984628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552244&cid=t_119724_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-artificial-pancreas-for-type-1-diabetes%2F2010.05.11 Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University have reported that an “artificial pancreas” has worked in 11 patients enrolled in a study sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The device consists of insulin pumps, glucose sensors, and a laptop with regulatory software. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552244 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:01 +0100 3552244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404087&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Frole-for-leptin-in-type-1-diabetes.html While glancing over today's science headlines, I noticed a write-up in Science Daily of a study from UT Southwestern Medical Center involving the administration of recombinant leptin (Amlylin Pharmaceuticals) to non-obese mice (which serve as a model for human type 1 diabetes).  Treating the mice with leptin alone, the researchers saw a return from a ketogenic state and a normalization of blood sugar levels, as evidenced by a normalized HbA1c.  They postulate that leptin mediates this effect by suppressing glucagon and therefore glucose production via glycogen breakdown in the liver.  The most exciting aspect of the study to me was that the improvement in blood glucose levels was not accompanied by the wild variability that people with type 1 diabetes deal with daily.  ... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404087 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +0100 3404087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097009&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdiabetes-part-of-loser-life-on-men-of-a-certain-age.html Well, Hollywood’s done it again, trying to incorporate a character with diabetes into their storyline. This time, the entertainment industry has bestowed diabetes on one of the main characters in TNT’s new hit TV show, Men of a Certain Age. While the show has been receiving rave media reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097009 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:36 +0100 3097009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048296&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwayback-wednesday-hypo-school.html I was chatting with diabetes investor / expert / friend Robert Oringer the other day, who has two teenage sons with Type 1 diabetes. “I’m obsessed with finding ways to prevent severe hypoglycemia,” he pronounced. I guess I knew this about him, but it reminded me of just how complex and scary blood sugar lows [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048296 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:58 +0100 3048296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276505&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FaCOtLs1E47w%2Fmisinforming-healthcare-professionals.php I spent this evening in a room with around three hundred dentists. A nightmare, I would imagine, for the many people in whose hearts dentists strike fear, but as a dentist myself Continuing Professional Development sessions like this form a regular part of my schedule. They vary enormously from extremely boring to pretty entertaining. But tonight, quite frankly, I'm annoyed.The topic under discussion was medical emergencies, and high up... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276505 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:14:18 +0100 2276505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2267710&cid=t_119724_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fsevere-hypoglycemia-got-you-down-take-the-survey.html So sorry for the bad pun. Couldn’t help myself.  But this is serious stuff, actually.  A small company out of Washington state is working hard to gather some much-needed data on severe hypoglycemia, and how we can better prepare for it and treat it. Apparently there’s not a lot of great existing data on severe hypo [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2267710 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:18 +0100 2267710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1294839&cid=t_119724_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Factor-patrick-swayze-has-cancer-of-the-pancreas%2F The big celebrity news this week is that, unfortunately, Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer. It’s unclear what the extent of his disease is because early reports that he might be terminal have been squelched by his team who say that his disease is “limited” and that he has responded well to treatment. We all wish him well, but only time will tell. What’s so unfortunate are the statistics on cancer of the pancreas, which typically has a very high mortality rate with only 15 to 20 percent of people alive after five years. The biggest problem with pancreatic cancer is that the organ is hidden away and its cancer doesn’t usually cause any symptoms until it’s far advanced. That coupled with the facts that there’s no good screening methods and that treatments for cancer of the pa... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1294839 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:28:37 +0100 1294839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694185&cid=t_119724_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F25%2Fpastry-chefs-syringe-wins-history-channel-competition%2F Filed under: Type 1, Daily News, SupportAmong the best restaurants in Tallahassee, Florida, is Kool Beanz Cafe, where both the eats and the atmosphere are colorful, inventive and fun. That Kool Beanz inventiveness now extends to pastry chef Kim Bertron (pictured), whose design for a syringe won her first prize in the History Channel's "Invent Now Challenge" in March. Today's Tallahassee Democrat profiles Bertron and talks to her about her winning entry, the SimpleShot syringe.The SimpleShot can be preloaded with both a drug, in powdered form, and a diluting solution. The two substances are stored in separate compartments of the syringe until a dose is required. Then the user needs only to press the plunger, piercing the membrane separating drug from solution and - presto! - it's ready to g... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694185 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 694185