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Early Tight Control and Aggressive Treatment Pays Off

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

There seems to be a point of no return in the onset of diabetes and scientists have speculated exposure to high glucose levels quickly creates a metabolic memory due to glycation, in which diabetes persists long after the glucose levels are corrected.

Researchers Find New Target For Type 2 Diabetes That Reduces Stored Fat

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Researchers have discovered a potential new target for treating type 2 diabetes, according to a new study that appeared online in Nature. The target is a protein, along with its molecular partner, that regulates fat metabolism.

Insulin Making Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may some day be used to treat diabetes, US and British researchers say.

Hyperglycemia Linked to Cancer Risk

Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007

High fasting glucose was associated with risk for pancreatic, endometrium and urinary tract cancers.

New BG Test - The BIGTT Test

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

A novel test for the simultaneous measurement of pancreatic beta-cell function, insulin sensitivity, and glucose tolerance has been developed and validated.

Study Points to New Direction for Pancreas Cell Regeneration

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Past studies in tissue culture have suggested that one type of pancreas cell could be coaxed to transform into insulin-producing islet cells.

New Diabetes Research Gives Hope for Type 2s

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

Clinical trials overseen by the University of Miami's Diabetes Research Center show dramatic results in treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Stem cells developed into pancreatic cells and...

Islet Function in Diabetes Improved by Stem Cell Infusion and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The combination therapy can decrease Type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality…

Insulin Glargine: Eight Years Later

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

Insulin Glargine has become the most widely used insulin in the USA owing to its long duration of action without a pronounced peak. This introduction of a new form of insulin has made a dramatic effect on the ability of people to control their blood sugars. But is it being used properly? Should it be given once or twice a day?

Stem Cells Crucial to Diabetes Cure

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

A gene called neurogenin3 proved critical to inducing cells in the liver to produce insulin on a continuing basis. They found that these "islet" cells came from a small population of adult stem cells usually found near the portal vein. Only a few are needed usually because.…