Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering are conducting a study using vascularized islets. The islets are derived from human stem cells in the lab to treat type 1 diabetes. Once the blood vessels grow into the islets and are rich in oxygen, they will be transplanted into the body. Therefore, will…
Medical device company Viacyte has developed a device called PEC-Direct that can protect stem cells to be able to live inside the body, produce insulin as needed and possibly cure type 1 diabetes (T1D). Stem cells are placed into PEC-Direct and take three months to become functioning islet cells. Viacyte recently implanted the device into two…
Happy 4th of July / Happy Birthday USA! Eat healthy today and remember to exercise, and enjoy Independence Day! Diabetics must be on top of there diabetes while always monitoring their blood sugar numerous times daily! Video courtesy of www.nypole.com
Scientists at SymbioCellTech (SCT) have developed a technology called Neo Islets for possible type 1 diabetes (T1D) cure. It combines Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) with culture-expanded pancreatic islet cells to form three-dimensional cellular clusters. The scientists performed the technique in mice. All treated mice demonstrated normal blood glucose control without the need for anti-rejection drugs or encapsulation devices….
Be sure to check your blood sugar level often, it’s especially important when working an overnight shift. I had the opportunity to work last night and figured my sugar wasn’t going to be a great morning number, at least I thought so. When testing my blood glucose at around 7am it was 105 mg/dl. That…
Scientists and researchers from the University of Texas maybe have found a diabetes cure. This treatment to cure diabetes is considered unconventional. The UT team headed by Ralph DeFronzo has found a way to make existing cells in the pancreas perform the work of insulin producing beta cells. They have performed successful tests on mice….
At the time of this post the Minimed 670g (artificial pancreas) came out about a week ago. The 670g is the first hybrid closed loop system ever. The new Minimed 670g insulin pump is now being shipped out to patients. The system uses SmartGuard HCL which is the most advanced algorithm to date. I currently…
We are all eagerly awaiting the release of the new MiniMed 670G closed loop system for us diabetics. It was approved by the FDA in September 2016 and MiniMed said it would be released in the spring of 2017… Well, it’s now spring 2017 and there’s been no release date yet. Today we will call MiniMed and try…
Diabetes is the number 1 killer in Mexico according to the World Health Organization and they also say the health issue will get worse in the coming decades. In the USA, diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death. There’s a lot of research going on at the moment to cure diabetes. Hopefully we’ll see…