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Artificial Pancreas Testing to Begin Jan. 2007

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

A team of scientists in Britain are in the process starting the first study of a closed loop system with 12 children with Type 1 diabetes. The device if successful promises to transform the lives of scores of youngsters.

Insulin Pump Therapy for Adolescents is More Effective with Proper Training

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Researchers have shown that when adolescents are checking their blood sugars 4 to 5 time a day prior to going on the pump, that more than 80% of adolescents will continue with pump therapy and improve their outcomes.

Increasing A1c Levels Predicts Progession to Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Normal but increasing hemoglobin A1c levels predict progression from islet autoimmunity to overt type 1 diabetes: Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY).

Unlimited Supply of Beta Cells Found

Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Diabetes in Control interviewed Novocells’ Chief Scientific Officer, Emmanual Baetge and he told us that they have determined the necessary conditions for turning human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells, a finding that moves the prospect of using these cells to treat diabetes closer to the clinic.

Progression of Retinopathy Common Among Blacks With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Over a 6-year period, 56.1% of African Americans with type 1 diabetes and retinopathy showed progression of their eye disease.

Edmonton Islet Transplants Fall Short

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

The hope for a cure fails: Two years after receiving transplants of insulin-producing beta islet cells, only five of 36 patients with type 1 diabetes remained free of the need for insulin injections.

University of VA Finds Possible Diabetes Cure

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

After two years of work Dr. Jerry Nadler has successfully reversed the course of type 1 Diabetes.

Most Children With Type 1 Diabetes Can Achieve Good Glycemic Control

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

In clinical practice, more than two-thirds of children with type 1 diabetes who receive intensive treatment are able to attain glycemic targets.

Cardiovascular Risk Models Inaccurate for Type 1 Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Cardiovascular risk prediction models are available for the general population and for those with type 2 diabetes. However, researchers report that these models are poor predictors of cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetics.

New Wireless Device Aids in Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Using the close-proximity wireless communications standard known as near-field communications (NFC) the device will link glucometers and insulin pumps.