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New Pump CGMS Combo Detects Hypo’s and Turns Off Automatically
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
This new device, now available in more than 50 countries outside of the United States, can automatically suspend insulin delivery when the device senses that glucose levels have fallen to or below a user-selected threshold.

Researchers Implant Pig Cells in Type 1 Diabetics
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A New Zealand biotech company began a trial last week that implanted cells from newborn pigs into eight human volunteers as an experimental treatment for their diabetes and the participants will not use immunosuppressant drugs.

Depression Linked to Low Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Researchers at the University of Connecticut in Farmington report that depression is associated with low insulin sensitivity and that treatment of depression decreases insulin resistance. "Depressed subjects have a 37% increased risk of developing diabetes."

Gene Inhibition Helps to Normalize Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
In research that could lead to new approaches for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, a research team has found that suppressing a liver enzyme that induces glucose production helped diminish the symptoms of the disease — reducing blood glucose concentrations, decreasing rates of glucose production in the liver, and improving insulin sensitivity.

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