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Discovery Raises Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Reversal

Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013

A two-step process consisting of one drug to induce immune tolerance and another to promote islet regeneration could be key to type 1 diabetes reversal.

Diabetes Vaccine

Posted: Monday, April 15, 2013

Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin vaccine may cause TNF release to destroy autoimmune cells attacking the pancreas."

Possible Type 1 Cure Normalizes Blood Sugars

Posted: Monday, February 18, 2013

After a single gene therapy session, the dogs recover their health and no longer show symptoms of the disease for over 4 years.

Clue Provides New Piece of the Diabetes Puzzle

Posted: Monday, December 10, 2012

Researchers show that the cells that produce glucagon are stimulated by the hormone itself. A previous study by the same group demonstrated that this principle also applies to insulin.

Stem Cell Breakthrough May Bring Us Closer to a Cure

Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012

In a breakthrough that signifies a move toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, Australian researchers have identified stem cells in the pancreas that can be turned into insulin-producing cells.

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.

Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012

Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss.

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

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.