Early Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids, Teenagers with Diabetes
Researchers showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control.
Rapid-Acting Insulin Analogues: No Proof of Additional Benefit for Type 1 Children and Adolescents
Due to a lack of suitable studies, it remains unclear whether children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes benefit more or less from long-term treatment with rapid-acting insulin analogues than with short-acting human insulin.
FDA-Approved Drug May Slow Beta Cell Destruction in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
New findings suggest that a drug already used to treat autoimmune disorders might also help slow the destruction of insulin-producing cells in patients recently diagnosed with insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes.
Cardiovascular Risk in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Linked Primarily to Insulin Resistance
According to a new study, youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance.
A Clue to the Elusive Cause of Type 1 Diabetes: Wheat
Scientists have discovered what may be an important clue to the cause of type 1 diabetes. Nearly half of study participants had an abnormal immune response to wheat proteins.
Found: A Gene That May Play a Role in Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.
Noninsulin-Producing Alpha Cells in the Pancreas Can Be Converted to Insulin-Producing Beta Cells
In findings that add to the prospects of regenerating insulin-producing cells in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers have shown that insulin-producing beta cells can be derived from non-insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
CGM Devices Also Benefit People with Type 1 Diabetes
Suggests monitors help maintain tight control and reduce long-term risks of diabetes, while lowering incidence of dangerous low blood sugar events.
Telemedicine May Improve Care for School Children with Diabetes
A new study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics explores the effectiveness of telemedicine in helping school nurses and children manage diabetes care.
Treatment Algorithm Helps Successfully Manage Diabetes After Transplant Surgery
New research highlighting the relationship between steroids and insulin requirements suggests a possible treatment algorithm in post-liver transplant patients.
Device Protects Transplanted Pancreatic Cells from the Immune System
Research team found that by using precursor cells that had not completely differentiated, the transplanted cells could regenerate into fully functional beta cells.
Use of Pancreatic Islets Show Promise in Diabetes Research, Treatments
The use of pancreatic islets (hormone-producing cells) is increasing in diabetes research and may play an important role in future treatments.
Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Patients with Diabetes Become Insulin Free
The majority of patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels.
New Study of Human Pancreases Links Virus to Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
A team of researchers has found that a common family of viruses may play an important role in triggering the development of diabetes, particularly in children.
Insulin Analogues May Be Useful for Some Patients with Problematic Hypoglycemia
A comprehensive systematic review looked at outcomes associated with the use of rapid- and long-acting insulin analogues in adult and childhood type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as gestational diabetes.
Bone Marrow Cells Can Heal Nerves in Diabetes Model
Transplanting cells that replenish blood vessels can also restore nerve function in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy, Emory researchers have found.
