Single-Donor Islet Transplantation Procedure Shows Promise For Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Patients with type 1 diabetes who received islet transplantation from a single donor pancreas were insulin independent one year later, according to a recent study.
New Procedure Offers Improved Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetic Patients
The latest approach to islet transplantation has produced substantially improved results for patients with type 1 diabetes, and may offer a more durable alternative to a whole pancreas transplant.
New Way to Prevent Vision Loss and Diabetic Retinopathy Found
A study suggests a new way to prevent vision loss and diabetic retinopathy with minimal side effects - a discovery which could affect as...
Protein Levels Could Signal That a Child Will Develop Diabetes
Decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation may be a red flag that could help children avoid type 1 diabetes, researchers say.
Diabetes, Heart Disease Can Herald Early GI Cancers
Heart disease and diabetes are among the most common conditions plaguing Americans today, and they are related to a host of other diseases. Research now also demonstrates that these conditions can be warning signs for some types of digestive cancers.
For Diabetics, Exercise Helps Control Blood Glucose, Trim Waist Size and Body Fat
How important is exercise to people with diabetes? Waist circumference, percentage of body fat, and hemoglobin A1c levels all improved in diabetics who exercised...
Sleep Deprivation Doubles Risks of Obesity in Both Children and Adults
Research has found that sleep deprivation is associated with an almost a two-fold increased risk of being obese for both children and adults.
Diabetes Increases Risk of Developing and Dying from Breast and Colon Cancer
Researchers have found that diabetic patients not only have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer but an even higher risk of dying from them.
Nationwide Recall of Insulin Glargine (Insulin glargine-yfgn) Injection Pens
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Viatris company, issued a nationwide recall of a batch of Insulin Glargine (Insulin glargine-yfgn) Injection, 100 units/mL (U-100), 3 mL prefilled pens...
Stem Cell Infusion and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Improve Islet Function in Diabetes
A study to determine if patients with type 2 diabetes can benefit from a combination of autologous stem cell infusions and hyperbaric oxygen treatment has found significant benefits.
Phantom Limb Pain Frozen by Minimally Invasive Treatment
A recent study shows that interventional radiologists can use an innovative technique to relieve the pain that plagues millions of amputees, many of which...
Possible Mechanism For Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered
Insulin resistance in brain cells can affect how they function, causing some of the biochemical changes typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.
