And,it said limited evidence shows that cinnamon,fenugreek and turmeric may affect blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

Another doctor believes that Ernest Shackletons vision was caused by a drop in blood sugar.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

Over time,high blood sugar can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and nerve damage.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

The substance produced by the pancreas normally lowers blood sugar during and after eating.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

will also get other services including screening for blood pressure, blood sugar and TB.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

He says even if people have a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods of time still has an unhealthy influence on blood sugar and blood fats.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

But in people with juvenile diabetes, the pancreas does not produce insulin and blood sugar levels can get dangerously high.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The system effectively controlled participants' blood sugar for 27 hours, during which time they ate three high-carbohydrate meals and slept through the night at a hospital.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

But the remaining five other patients did not respond as quickly to the insulin infusion and developed low blood sugar because the computer continued to administer medication.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Failure to maintain tight control of glucose levels - by measuring blood sugar with a meter and compensating with doses of insulin - can result in serious health complications, including blindness, kidney failure and heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The pump developed by researchers is a double pump - in addition to insulin, it automatically secretes glucagon, a hormone that taps glucose reserves in the liver, raising blood sugar levels when they get too low, a condition called hypoglycemia.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"There are a number of drugs that have been tested in these individuals and Avandia is one of them, and actually,it is quite effective in improving the blood sugar, in normalizing the blood sugar or delaying the occurrence of diabetes in these individuals."

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

They make proteins including oxygen-carrying blood substances, antibodies to protect against disease, and substances that break down sugar.

VOA: special.2009.12.08