New Therapies May Lead to Type 1 Diabetes Prevention or Reversal
Type 1 diabetes is incurable and has serious lifelong health consequences, but new research has discovered possible therapies to prevent or reverse it.
Plan to Combat Soaring Insulin Costs Proposed to Lower Costs for Diabetics
A new proposal details how insulin costs can be lowered for diabetics, and the top 3 insulin manufacturers are taking steps to make insulin less expensive.
Vitamin B Supplements May Protect Kidneys in Type 1 Diabetic Children
Vitamin B deficiency is associated with an increased risk of kidney damage in people with type-1 diabetes, but Vitamin B supplements may help preserve kidney function.
Giving Children Antibiotics May Increase Type 1 Diabetes Risk
A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes according to new findings published this week.
Common Blood Pressure Medicine an Effective Type 1 Diabetes Therapy, Clinical Trial Reveals
Safe and effective therapy discovered to reduce insulin requirements and hypoglycemic episodes in certain Type 1 diabetics using a common blood pressure drug.
New Insulin Pill to Replace Daily Injections Developed
Insulin pill for diabetes created by Harvard researchers. This oral insulin delivery method dramatically transforms the way diabetics keep their blood sugar levels in check.
Lancet: Miracle Treatment for Diabetic Babies Provides Long-Term Success
The Lancet details a miracle treatment which is successful in treatment of neonatal diabetes (babies with diabetes) over the long-term, providing excellent sugar control after 10 years.
More Kids Being Diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Rates of newly diagnosed cases of type 1 and 2 diabetes is on the rise among children and teens, with the fastest rise seen...
Diabetic Children Not Screened Properly for Retinopathy
Diabetes among youths has been steadily increasing, but proper evaluations for diabetic retinopathy are falling short of recommendations. Many youths with type 1 and 2...
Recovering Insulin-Producing Cells in Diabetics May Be Possible
A new discovery may lead to the recovery of insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes. A Yale-led research team identified how insulin-producing...
Type 1 Diabetes Breakthrough with Artemisinin Treatment
Researchers have announced that FDA-approved artemisinins, used for decades to treat malaria, offer a completely new therapy for type 1 diabetes. It promises to be...
New Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Could End Insulin Injections
Exciting new approach to treating type 1 diabetes limits damage caused by the immune system and could end the need for regular insulin injections. Researchers...
Type 1 Diabetics with Insulin Pumps Benefit from Aerobic Exercise
A new study of people with type 1 diabetes who use an insulin pump details how aerobic exercise improved metabolic control and reduced insulin...
First Artificial Pancreas Approved by FDA for Diabetes
The FDA has approved the first automated insulin delivery device, also known as an artificial pancreas, which adjusts insulin levels with little or no...
Combo Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Improves Blood Glucose Control
A new study shows that a regimen of three medications helped people with Type 1 diabetes achieve better blood glucose control and shed pounds. A...
Adolescent Diabetes Higher Than Previously Reported
Research recently published by JAMA details the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in American adolescents and previous estimates were lower than they should have...
