Previous studies have shown that high intensity interval training (HIIT) improves vascular function without causing hypoglycemia, which can often be associated with moderate-intensity exercise. These studies were performed under strict supervision; a recent study sought to examine whether the benefits of HIIT would be seen in people with type 1 exercising at home. Read more
A recent study conducted a risk assessment of cardiovascular disease, studying adherence to lipid-lowering medications in people with type 1 diabetes, to better understand how decreasing lipids could impact patients with type 1. Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted that people with diabetes are at increased risk for severe complications if they contract COVID-19, but the agency has not addressed whether people with type 1 face different risk than those with type 2 diabetes. Now researchers are launching a study to look specifically at […]
Scientists at Washington University announced they have developed a way to use gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 to edit a mutation certain stem cells and then turn them into beta cells that produce insulin. When transplanted into mice, the cells reversed preexisting diabetes. Read more
The European Medicines Agency has extended the indication for dapagliflozin for patients with type 1 diabetes, as well as type 2. Still, these treatments have not been FDA approved for type 1 patients in the US. Two trials were conducted to assess how dapagliflozin performed when it was added to the medication regimen for a patient […]
There is currently no way to prevent type 1 diabetes, but screening trials suggest finding high-risk children early can reduce severe illness at diagnosis. Identifying children likely to develop diabetes could also speed the testing of preventive therapies. Read more
New research has found that children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different type (specifically “endotype”) of the condition compared to patients with diabetes who have been diagnosed at age thirteen or above. These findings could spur further research into whether dormant insulin-producing cells can be reactivated. Read more
People with chronic health conditions, including diabetes, are at greater risk of developing serious complications if they contract the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has guidance on what the coronavirus means for people with diabetes, and some tips on how best to protect yourself during this pandemic. Read more
Type 1 diabetes doesn’t always qualify for disability benefits, but some people are able to receive monthly disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Your benefits can be used on hospital bills and medical treatments, rent, utility bills, food expenses, and any other daily living needs. Read more
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found an alarming increase of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers. The study found type 2 cases increased by seven percent in the last 10 years, with the number of type 1 cases also rising. Read more
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) already recommends thyroid testing for people with type 1 diabetes, but a new analysis suggests that thyroid dysfunction is common in people with diabetes regardless of type, and that biochemical thyroid screening should be routine for people with type 2 as well as type 1. Read more
People with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) can often have reasonable long-term glycemic control without insulin, but MODY diagnosis is difficult because no single commonly used clinical criteria separates it from type 1 or 2 diabetes. With the difference in therapy between type 1 diabetes and MODY, a correct diagnosis of MODY leads to […]
The link between cancer and diabetes is not entirely understood, but biological mechanisms linking diabetes and cancer include hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, oxidative stress, dysregulations of sex hormones, and chronic inflammation. Although there is a known risk for cancer for people with diabetes, routine checks are still absent, and the potential of early detection and treatment of […]
The Tandem t:slim X2 insulin pump will not only discontinue the delivery of insulin if blood sugars detected by a CGM record low blood sugars, but will also calculate the amount of insulin needed and inject that insulin when needed for elevated blood sugars. Read more
Diabulemia is a term used to describe an eating disorder in diabetes patients in which the patient deliberately restricts insulin in order to lose weight; medical professionals may also use the term ED-DMT1, Eating Disorder-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, which is used to refer to any type of eating disorder in combination with with type 1 […]
An online survey found that many patients with diabetes in the United States trade or buy diabetes drugs and supplies through an “underground exchange,” or black market, due to trouble paying deductibles or copays. Survey respondents included adults with type 1 diabetes and parents of children with type 1. Read more
According to recent research, greater than 75% of hospitals in the United States follow outdated insulin management protocols that are no longer recommended by the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and Society of Hospital Medicine. Read more
Researchers have found a link between an enterovirus infection in childhood and developing type 1 diabetes. A small subset of children who get enterovirus will go on to develop beta cell autoimmunity, with those children whose infection lasts a month or longer at higher risk. Young people who have a particular genetic variant in this […]
A new trial has found that premature babies may be more likely to develop diabetes at some point in their life than other babies. The researchers found that babies born before 37 weeks are 21% more likely to develop type 1 diabetes and 26% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within the study time […]
The rate of type 1 diabetes among transgender and gender-nonconforming young people is more than nine times higher than that of the general population, with researchers exploring the role of increased psychological stress among adolescents with both diagnoses, according to findings published in Pediatric Diabetes. Read more