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First UK Islet Transplant Successful

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005

A multidisciplinary team at King's College Hospital has successfully achieved islet cell¹ transplantation in a Type 1² diabetes patient. This breakthrough has major implications for diabetes sufferers and has never before been achieved in the United Kingdom. The patient, a 61 year old man, now no longer needs insulin injections, following three transplants of islet cells isolated from cadaveric donor pancreases.

Vitamin E Unlikely to Improve Endothelial or LV Function in Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

High doses of vitamin E have no beneficial effects on endothelial or left ventricular function in patients with long-standing type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Diabetic Adolescents Lack Bone Minerals

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Despite normal growth and maturation, adolescents with type 1 diabetes appear to have reduced bone mass and bone size.

Calendar Influences Timing of Pediatric Diabetes Diagnosis

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes is more common in the winter.

Some seasonal presentation patterns observed in school-age children with type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus may reflect the parental response during holidays and weekends and availability of healthcare services.

Vaccine May Prevent Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Melbourne researchers have developed a nasal insulin vaccine that could prevent the onset of disease in high-risk children. it would eventually be possible to screen babies at birth, then determine at-risk babies and could give them the vaccine early to stop the disease process starting.

Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels In the Development of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Inflammation, as reflected by elevated CRP levels, can help predict development of islet autoimmunity or type 1 diabetes.

UK (United Kingdom) Facing An Increase Of Diabetes From 1.8 to 3 million in 5 Years

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

The report - Diabetes in the UK 2004 - revealed that 1.8 million people in the UK now had either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes - three per cent of the population. Almost 250,000 were said to have Type 1 diabetes, while more than 1.5 million had Type 2. Experts also estimate that there are up to a million people who have Type 2 diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed.

Islet Transplantation Faces Serious Challenges

Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Very few patients remain insulin independent beyond 4 years after transplantation

Affected Sibling Doubles Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Among subjects with type 1 diabetes, having a sibling with diabetic nephropathy doubles the risk that an individual will also have this renal complication. Other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy included male gender, being diagnosed with diabetes during puberty, and having a parent with type 2 diabetes.

Intensive Insulin Therapy In Children And Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Reduces Lifetime Risk Of Retinopathy And Cataracts

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

The prolongation of conventional insulin therapy over 3.5 years increases the risk of retinopathy twice and the risk of cataract 5 times in patients with type 1 diabetes.