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Closed-loop Artificial Pancreas Works
Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012
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Closed-loop insulin delivery, also known as the "artificial pancreas," may help improve overnight glycemic control in the youngest patients....
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Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Degludec, Two New Studies
Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2012
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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.
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Artificial Pancreas Testing Approved for Outpatients
Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012
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The FDA has approved a key testing phase for an artificial pancreas developed by researchers of the University of Virginia, which could potentially automate care for millions of those with type 1 diabetes.
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Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Fertility
Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012
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Significantly fewer children are born to couples when one partner has type 1 diabetes.
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Type 1 Develops More Slowly Than Thought
Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012
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Study finds gradual decline in insulin production, which could extend treatment options.
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Stem Cell Therapy May Reverse Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
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An immune regulator from healthy cord blood stem cells (CB-SCs) can "educate" the T cells of a person with type 1 diabetes, enabling the pancreas to produce insulin.
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New Information on Link between 'Killer Cells' and Diabetes
Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
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Our own killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease may inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin.
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New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012
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A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Medtronic Remote Diabetes Monitor Gets U.S. Approval
Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012
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Medtronic Inc. has announced it has received regulatory approval for the first remote glucose monitor that will let parents check the blood sugar of a diabetic child sleeping in another room.
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Pig Transplant Boosts Diabetes Hopes
Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011
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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.
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