Diabetes is not a disease but a condition. It is a common lifestyle and genetic condition that can be managed. Type 2 diabetes is a long-term health condition that prevents the use of insulin effectively. People with type 2 diabetes have insulin resistance and sometimes complications. Middle-aged and elderly people are more likely to develop t2d,…
Previously Published on Medical News Today – New research uses stem cells and a tiny device, the implant reverses type 1 diabetes in mice. Insulin-secreting beta cells can reverse type 1 diabetes in mice. Introducing these cells without triggering the immune system has been a critical challenge. Researchers have developed an apparently safe, functional device for delivery…
Previously Published on Healio.com – Insulin-treated adults with diabetes selected by clinicians for real-time continuous glucose monitoring saw a 0.4 percentage point reduction in HbA1c and fewer ED visits for hypoglycemia during 1 year of follow-up compared with nonusers. Read on to find out how a real-time CGM lowers HbA1c. “Our real-world study found that in…
Previously Published on Medscape.com – A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted narrowly to recommend approval of the monoclonal antibody teplizumab (Tzield,Provention Bio) for the delay of type 1 diabetes in at-risk individuals. (FDA Endorses Teplizumab) The 10-7 vote of the FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs advisory committee on May 27 reflected a…
Previously Published on Eurekalert.org – A clinical study led by Linköping University and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes can preserve the body’s own production of insulin. The results suggest that injection of a protein, GAD, into lymph nodes (diabetes vaccine) can be effective in a subgroup of individuals….
Previously Published on ChicagoTribune.com – Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes affect millions of people around the world, although many who suffer from it have not been officially diagnosed with the disease. The most common warning signs of diabetes have become widely publicized in recent years. They include excessive thirst, general fatigue, blurred vision, numbness in…
Previously Published on HomeCareMag.com – In 2018, 34.2 million Americans, or 10.5% of the population, had diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The ADA estimates that 7.3 million of those experiencing symptoms are undiagnosed. Managing diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes, can be a struggle for many. And while not all people living with Type 2…
Previously Published on Diabetes Daily ViaCyte Interview By Christine Fallabel – I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Manasi Sinha Jaiman, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President of Clinical Development, and Mark Daniels, Senior Director of Clinical Development, of ViaCyte, “a regenerative medicine company focused on delivering novel stem cell-derived cell replacement therapies as a functional cure for all…
Previously Published on BioSpace.com – Prescription drug could eliminate insulin dependence in people with type 1 diabetes. Newly diagnosed patients sought for clinical trial. 300,000 Canadians are living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). There is no known cause or cure. The number of new cases is increasing by approximately 5% every year in Canada. With an annual…