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Game Changing Diabetic Eye Treatment Success Can Be Predicted

Discovery Predicts Who Responds Best to Game-Changing Diabetic Eye Disease Treatment

Researchers have found a biomarker that predicts which diabetic patients will respond best to a common diabetic complication.
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One Step Closer to a Cure for Adult-Onset Diabetes

New discovery takes us a step closer to a cure for type 2 diabetes.

JDRF Launches Multimillion-Dollar Center for Islet Transplantation

The need to make islet replacement successful as a viable cure for people with Juvenile Diabetes received a boost with the launch of a new JDRF Center for Islet Transplantation.

Discovered: Genetic Markers Linking Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Alzheimer’s

Certain patients with type 2 diabetes  may have specific genetic risk factors that put them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to...

PCRM Develops World’s First Cruelty-Free Insulin Assay

PCRM has developed the world's first cruelty-free insulin assay, a test used to measure insulin levels in individuals with diabetes.

New Cell Transplantation Technique Restores Insulin Production in Diabetics

Researchers are using a new cell transplantation technique to restore the cells that produce insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Vitamins Good For Some Older Diabetic Women, Bad For Others

Antioxidant vitamins can be friend or foe for older women with diabetes.

Jardiance Approved by FDA to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Jardiance (empagliflozin) tablets have been approved by the FDA as an addition to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic adults.

Study Reveals Trigger For Insulin Resistance In Liver, Potential Drug Targets

Researchers report the discovery of a trigger for insulin resistance in the liver.

Study: Major Depression More Than Doubles Risk of Dementia Among Adults with Diabetes

Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Researchers Show Way To Diabetes Cure With Gene Therapy

A gene therapy developed by researchers has apparently cured diabetes in mice.

Pharmacists Improve Care of Diabetics While Cutting Costs

National and regional studies show that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce treatment costs and improve outcomes.

Beta Cell Function Preserved with Alefacept in New-onset Type 1 Diabetics

Study shows that people with new-onset type 1 diabetes who took two courses of alefacept soon after being diagnosed showed preserved beta cell function...

Israeli Scientists Block the Progression of Type I Diabetes

A team of researchers led has developed a unique approach for halting the progression of Type I (juvenile or insulin-dependent) diabetes.

Low Blood Glucose Levels May Complicate Gastric Bypass Surgery

Physicians monitoring patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery should be on the alert for a new, potentially dangerous hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) complication.

Psoriasis Associated with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure in Women

Women with psoriasis appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure).