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Insulin Pills Finally in Clinical Trials

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010

After years of research and anticipation, insulin pills that could make it easier for millions of patients worldwide to manage their diabetes are moving ahead in clinical trials.

Diabetes Costs More than $218 Billion and Expected to Rise

Posted: Sunday, May 30, 2010

According to Timothy M. Dall of the Lewin Group in Falls Church, Va., the annual average cost per patient was $9,975 for diagnosed diabetes and $2,864 for undiagnosed disease, "The burden of diabetes to society is even higher when one considers intangible costs from reduced quality of life," the researchers wrote online in Health Affairs.

How Genetic Mutations May Cause Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Scientists have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.

Experimental Artificial Pancreas Succeeds with Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2010

In the first clinical trial of a system using two hormones, an artificial pancreas delivered insulin and glucagon in a way that closely mimics the body's control of blood sugar and maintained near-normal levels of glucose in a small group of Type 1 diabetes patients without them developing hypoglycemia.

Cells in Pancreas Can Spontaneously Change into Insulin-Producing Cells

Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Alpha cells in the pancreas, which do not produce insulin, can convert into insulin-producing beta cells, advancing the prospect of regenerating beta cells as a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

Nanoparticle Vaccine Used to Cure Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based "vaccine," researchers were able to successfully cure mice with Type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease.

Leptin Therapy Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2010

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that using leptin alone in place of standard insulin therapy shows promise in abating symptoms of Type 1 diabetes...

Celiac and Diabetes Are Related Through Genetics

Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2010

Data increasingly supports an association between rs6822844 at the IL2-IL21 region and multiple autoimmune diseases in individuals of European descent. A number of autoimmune diseases share susceptibility genes, pointing to similar molecular mechanisms.

Vinegar Decreases Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Patients with Type 1

Posted: Sunday, February 21, 2010

Vinegar could be easily used as a complementary food (e.g., in a salad dressing) to reduce hyperglycemia.

Key to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes Discovered

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Doctors at Eastern Virginia Medical School's Strelitz Diabetes Center have been stalking the culprit responsible for Type 1 diabetes. Now, they are one step closer.