Hi-Tech Advances May Improve Diabetics' Lives TUESDAY, July 10
(HealthDay News) -- Many people with insulin-dependent diabetes
embrace new technologies that promise to make management of
their blood sugar levels easier. But a new analysis of 33
existing studies suggests that newer isn't necessarily better in
terms of blood sugar control. "We found similar levels of
glycemic control and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) when we
compared insulin pumps versus multiple daily injections," said
the study's lead author, Dr. Sherita Hill Golden, an associate
professor of medicine and endocrinology at Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine in Baltimore. "In adults with type
1 diabetes, there was a slight advantage to the pump. And, there
was a suggestion that people that use an insulin pump had a
somewhat better quality of life," Golden said. "Continuous
glucose monitoring, whether alone or with a pump, appears to be
beneficial," she added. The findings are published online July
10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine