Many people know diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control.
“Our findings indicate that it is possible to cure late-stage type 1 diabetes by stopping autoimmunity and regenerating insulin-secreting beta cells,” said Defu Zeng, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Diabetes
In mice, the treatment caused changes in the immune system’s response to newly developing diabetes, and reduced the risk of diabetes between 20 and 40 percent.
Sernova announced it received Health Canada Approval to conduct a human clinical trial assessing both the safety and efficacy of Sernova’s Cell Pouch(TM) with transplanted insulin-producing islets.
“Diabetes Insulin Guidance System” Automatically Updates Weekly Insulin Dosage for Better Glycemic Control, Fewer Hypoglycemic Events.
The phase 3 studies looked at 1,635 people and compared the new insulin with a standard insulin glargine. It appeared effective for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Researchers in Dallas are studying an experimental therapy that would do just that and eliminate the injection for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics: inhalable insulin.
Best known as an antidote for underwater diving disorders, HBOT involves inhaling pure oxygen while reclining in a pressurized chamber.
LMU researchers have now shown that beta cells from genetically modified pigs can effectively restore pancreas function and can protect porcine beta cells from immune rejection in animal models.
JDCA compiled information reveals that combined annual funding of type 1 research grants by the four major non-profits decreased by 44% from 2008-2011.
Finishing up your taxes? Diabetes can be extraordinarily expensive, so don’t miss any of these opportunities to let it lower your tax bill.
Maintaining the right level of sugar in the blood is the responsibility not only of insulin, which removes glucose, but also of a hormone called glucagon, which adds glucose.
A study suggests that the long-term benefits of this drug compared with the risks are not clearly established.
“On July 21, 2008, I had a life changing opportunity. It’s now been over three and a half years, and I still find it difficult to believe that I am really one of those people who have had an islet cell transplant.”
Doctors are more reluctant to start their patients on insulin than the patients are themselves, according to a new study led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital.
A number of studies have shown that excess insulin in the bloodstream is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition is not a cause of atherosclerosis.
Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie beverages may have on health, especially in the context of a person’s overall dietary habits.
For National Nutrition Month, this article evaluates four diet plans that have gotten the most hype: the South Beach Diet, the Paleo Diet, the DASH Diet, and Juice Cleanses.
Diet soda is one of those things in the diabetes community that is everywhere. It’s considered a “free food” so the amount you can have is limitless… Or is it?
The Harvard School of Public Health has been grinding out a series of studies that evaluated the impact of coffee intake on diabetic patients.