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Faustman's Type 1 Diabetes Cure Raises Debate

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012

Dr. Denise Faustman's announcement of the results of a small study of a handful of type 1 patients showing the regeneration of beta cells with the use of a TB vaccine that has been available for years is causing a controversy in the medical community.

Heading Off Diabetes' Disability

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A study indicates that overweight people with diabetes can improve their ability simply to get around if they can control their weight and be more physically active.

New System Automatically Updates Weekly Insulin Dosage for Better Glycemic Control with Fewer Hypoglycemic Events

Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Newly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS), demonstrate DIGS' potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1 diabetes....

Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Youth

Posted: Monday, May 07, 2012

Rising childhood obesity in America has brought more cases of type 2 diabetes in youth. A combination of 2 diabetes drugs was more effective in treating youth with type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, according to a new study.

Metformin, Insulin Combo Questioned for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2012

The long-term benefit for type 2 patients using metformin along with insulin is….

Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Degludec, Two New Studies

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2012

Two published Phase III studies reveal that ultra-long-acting insulin degludec considerably reduced rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by 25%, compared to insulin glargine.

Once Weekly Drug May Substitute for Pre-Meal Insulin

Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012

A new drug has been found to be more effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose than insulin....

Exercise with Weight Loss Improves Mobility in Diabetes

Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012

People with diabetes are twice as likely to have mobility problems as other people their age, and losing weight and improving fitness may ward off some of the mobility problems that older overweight people with type 2 diabetes often face....

Diabetes Reversed with Investigational Weight Loss Drug

Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Slightly more than a year of treatment with an investigational obesity drug that the FDA rejected for approval last year reversed type 2 diabetes in 15% of subjects.

Pig Transplant Boosts Diabetes Hopes

Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011

A pig's pancreatic islets were transplanted into a diabetic monkey which was then administered a newly developed immune-regulating antibody. As a result, the monkey's blood-sugar level was automatically controlled without any rejection, and has been healthy for the last six months.