Tag: Diabetes

At a recently held webinar, the experts discussed available genetic testing in pediatric endocrinology, their applications, utility, differences and limitations as a part of an initiative to continue the medical education process..................

Study presented at the American Diabetes Association's 80th Annual Sessions showed a sustained reduction of average blood glucose by 25 mg/dl and hypoglycemic events by 80% over 6 months..........................

In a sub-analysis of the CAROLINA cardiovascular outcome trial, linagliptin demonstrated no increased cardiovascular risk versus glimepiride in Asian adults with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk...................

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with Shri Sankaradeva Nethralaya Guwahati, have developed a point-of-care testing device that can detect diabetic retinopathy at an early stage, without need for invasive testing

As more than 20 percent of people with type-1 diabetes below the age of 15 years of age are in India, developing a genetic test kit to reliably detect type-1 from type-2 diabetes holds a lot of significance for the country.....................

Mentioned Luca Visini, Managing Director, Eli Lilly & Company India in an exclusive interaction with BioVoice where he outlined the goals of his company driven by innovation including pursual of new drug development and working towards medicines reaching people at large through different channels.....................

Insulin pen and syringe needles are intended for single use only, but it is known that a significant proportion of people with diabetes do re-use needles primarily due to lack of awareness and training on the correct injection practices.....................

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) presented the award to Dr R M Anjana who is the Managing Director of Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre in the 'Under 40' category.....................

With an initial capital investment of around Rs 4000 million, the facility will provide employment to more than 350 people, despite being a very highly automated plant.........................

The analysis is based on 2,487,202 samples of serum triglyceride tests performed at SRL Diagnostics labs across India over the last three years. It revealed that abnormal serum triglyceride was found to be higher in men (65%) than in women (35%).............