August News Roundup
Each month, we round up diabetes-related news and insights from trusted sources to provide you with ideas, tips, education and more to help you live your best life.
Here’s the latest!
Barbie launches first doll with Type-1 diabetes
USA Today
The brand has partnered with Breakthrough T1D, a diabetes research organization, to create the doll. The doll, part of Barbie’s Fashionistas line, comes complete with a continuous glucose monitor, insulin pump and other features to represent those diagnosed with the chronic disease.
Implantable device could save diabetes patients from dangerously low blood sugar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The new implant carries a reservoir of glucagon that can be stored under the skin and deployed during an emergency — with no injections needed. The researchers showed that this device could also be used to deliver emergency doses of epinephrine, a drug that is used to treat heart attacks and can also prevent severe allergic reactions, including anaphylactic shock.
Weekend Warrior’ Workouts Reduce Diabetics’ Risk Of Death
US News and World Report
People with diabetes who get all their recommended weekly exercise in one or two sessions – the “weekend warrior” approach – were 21% less likely to die early from any cause than their counterparts who don’t work out and were 33% less likely to die from heart disease researchers report.
Are you a glucose ‘dipper’? How to fix those blood sugar highs and lows
NPR
Studies have shown conclusively that these monitors greatly help people manage diabetes. But in 2024, the FDA approved the first continuous glucose monitors for people without diabetes. But scientists are still trying to figure out if — and how — these monitors could help people without diabetes. Can the data motivate people to eat a healthier diet by helping them learn how food affects their bodies?
