However, glucose can’t be used as fuel until it enters your cells. A hormone produced by your pancreas called insulin helps unlock cells so glucose can enter them. Without insulin, glucose ...

When your blood sugar levels fall within the recommended ranges, it’s a sign your diabetes treatment and management plan is working. You and your doctor can determine your exact blood sugar ...

Insulin dose calculation involves a measurement of all the carbohydrates in the meal before performing a finger-prick test to determine the patient’s excess blood glucose levels. Patients would ...

which then automatically adjusts insulin dosing without the wearer having to input instructions or inject the insulin themselves. Some models connect wirelessly to smartphones, providing the ...

Crufts will also shine a spotlight on the plight of some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic breeds with a Vulnerable Breed competition, taking place in the main arena Those dogs competing ...

Despite their dwindling numbers, there will be 52 Smooth Fox Terriers vying for the title of Best in Show at Crufts, which is taking place this week, from March 6 to 9, while visitors to the show can ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the illegal circulation and marketing of a substandard and falsified medical product, the Knowit Insulin ...

Its use could result in dosing errors, with serious adverse consequences for diabetic patients. "Using a 40 IU/ML syringe to administer 100 IU/ML insulin exposes patients to a high risk of dosing ...

“However, with the discontinuation of animal insulins and the advent of human insulins — now standardised at 100 IU/ML—the 40 IU/ML insulin syringe is no longer applicable and is no longer registered ...