Type I
May
MIT: Nanogel To Manage Type 1 Diabetes
An extended insulin-release system comprising an injectable gel of nanoparticles may one day help patients with type 1 diabetes manage their condition without having constantly to test their blood-sugar and inject themselves with insulin.
May
Transplant Of Biomaterial Effective In Mice With Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3 million Americans.
May
Medical News Today – Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine In Twenty Years?
Diabetes UK have announced the biggest research program in the charity’s history to try and develop a new vaccine for Type 1 diabetes within the next two decades, an accomplishment which could transform and improve the lives of millions
May
International study finds no link between viral infection and rapidly developing TI in children
Some of the earliest results from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) study – a major Europe-USA consortium exploring the causes of type 1 diabetes in children – has found no evidence for viral infection as a possible cause.
May
Cell transplants at U of Minnesota could provide diabetes cure
After more than three decades of research, a consortium of schools that includes the U has completed testing on the transplant technique.
May
Research: Type 1 diabetes linked to animal infection
An infectious disease carried by animals may trigger the development of type 1 diabetes, according to scientists in the UK.
May
Diabetes Health – Reduced Insulin May Prevent Exercise-Related Hypoglycemia in TI
People with type 1 diabetes who exercise may need to reduce their insulin to counteract the effects of their workouts, according to a new study.
Apr
CBS: Diabetes hormone discovery may one day eliminate need for insulin injections
The discovery may someday lead to a treatment for Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease. People have their own version of this hormone, and the new work suggests that giving diabetics more of it might one remove the need to be treated with insulin injections
Apr
DiabetesInControl: SOGA, New Pill in the Works for Type 1 Patients
SOGA, a protein that lowers blood glucose, is missing in type 1 patients. SOGA is released when insulin is released and works by blocking the production of glycogen when food is being consumed.
Apr
DiabetesHealth: Smaller, Lighter OmniPod Earns FDA Approval
The FDA recently approved the next-generation OmniPod from Insulet, giving people with insulin-dependent diabetes an even less invasive way to manage their diabetes.
Apr
How the DCCT trial continues to nurture the landscape of type 1 diabetes science
In 1983, a trial began that would forever alter the standard of management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and serve as a stepping stone to future research advances—and as we mark the 30th anniversary of the trial’s inception, we are still learning from the study.
Apr
Diabetes Self-Management: Can Beta Cells Be Healed?
Can Type 2 or Type 1 diabetes be not only reversed, but cured? Can beta cells start producing enough insulin? Can the liver store glucose better, and can body cells learn to handle glucose more efficiently?
Apr
Research: Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment
Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent.
Apr
Insulin Requirements Increased by High-Fat Meals for TI
A recent study, observed the effects of high fat meals on glucose levels and insulin requirements in type 1 diabetics. The study incorporated seven patients with type 1 diabetes and an average age of 55 years old.
Apr
A Vaccine for Treating TI Diabetes?
Researchers are focused on a type 1 diabetes cure, and one small study with a TB vaccine showed signs of hope.
Mar
Study shows dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements in TI
In a study of patients with type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers found that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements. These findings, which appeared in the April edition of Diabetes Care, have major implications for the management of type 1 diabetes.
Mar
DiabetesHealth: Could Pig Worms Lead to the Cure for Type 1?
Research into a cure for type 1 diabetes proceeds on several fronts. One interesting approach is seeking ways to manipulate the autoimmune system to prevent the body’s mistaken destruction of pancreatic beta cells.
Feb
Reprogramming cells to fight diabetes
The “reprogramming” of related alpha cells into beta cells may one day offer a novel and complementary approach for treating type 2 diabetes.
Feb
Joslin: 2013 Standards of Medical Care In Diabetes
This year the Standards are largely similar to the recommendations published last year but there have been some changes in a few categories because of new evidence or a change in the strength of the evidence in the medical literature.
Feb
Single gene therapy session can cure diabetes
Researchers from the Universitat Aut-noma de Barcelona (UAB), led by F-tima Bosch, have shown for the first time that it is possible to cure diabetes in large animals with a single session of gene therapy.
Feb
Research: Frequent blood sugar testing strongly associated with better TI diabetes control
Particularly for people with type 1 diabetes, who must test their own blood sugar throughout each day and inject insulin to regulate sugar levels, a cap on the number of test strips they’re allowed to use may seriously affect their health, researchers say.
Feb
Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds
Researchers have documented a startling rise in the rate of type 1 diabetes in one city: Diagnoses in kids younger than 5 jumped by 70 percent between 1985 and 2004 in Philadelphia.
Feb
Spanish researchers cure type 1 diabetes in dogs
As published this week in Diabetes, the principal journal for research on the disease, after a single gene therapy session, the dogs recover their health and no longer show symptoms of the disease. In some cases, monitoring continued for over four years, with no recurrence of symptoms.
Feb
BBC News: Cardiff researchers in Type I Diabetes vaccine trial
They believe a vaccine can slow or stop the disease’s development and recently-diagnosed adult volunteers are being sought to take part in the trial.
Feb
Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of Type 1 diabetes
Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%.
Feb
The Pancreas Shrinks in Those With Type 1
The pancreases of people with type 1 diabetes shrink, a study found, and this contraction probably starts even before the disease’s onset and continues as the years pass.
Jan
Diabetes Supplies Dropping in Price
Medicare deputy administrator Jonathan Blum said Wednesday it’s due to competitive bidding making inroads against wasteful spending.
Jan
Islet Transplant May Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.
Jan
Biodel Ultra-Rapid Insulin Formulations Show Positive Results for TI
In a trial of 12 patients with Type 1 diabetes, Biodel’s two formulations showed significantly more rapid absorption rates and declines from peak concentrations. Discomfort levels associated with BIOD-250 were comparable to Humalog, though those related to BIOD-238 were significantly higher.
Jan
Measuring distress in people with Types 1 and 2 diabetes
Australian diabetes experts, psychiatrists and neuroscientists have reported the benefits of measuring depression and disease-related distress in patients with diabetes.
Jan
What’s Behind the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes has been increasing in incidence, largely due to the obesity epidemic. But type 1 diabetes is also on the increase worldwide – and experts aren’t sure why.
Jan
Discovery Could Lead To Dramatic Improvements For People Managing Diabetes
Today a team that includes researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a discovery that could lead to dramatic improvements in the lives of people managing diabetes.
Jan
DiabetesMine: Everything you need to know about A1C and more
How accurate is an A1C? Are there things that can throw it off? While I’m at it, is there anything else about A1Cs I should know?
Jan
Injecting Insulin Through Clothing… Is It Safe (Gasp!) Or Not?
Injecting insulin through clothing is kind of like driving a few miles over the speed limit. Most of us have done it even though we know it’s against the rules.
Jan
Important Updates to Diabetes Treatment Recommendations
Every year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reviews the current scientific literature and releases an updated version of its Clinical Practice Recommendations.
Jan
Mediterranean- Diet Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Boosting daily consumption of unsaturated fat and reducing the proportion of carbohydrates resulted in improved insulin sensitivity.
Jan
New ADA Guidelines Revise Blood Pressure Goals, Testing Frequencies
The American Diabetes Association’s newly released 2013 edition of its annual “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes” recommends two notable changes.
Jan
World’s Longest Living Person With Type 1
Who doesn’t like an inspiring story at this time of year? Today’s uplifting news comes out of New Zealand, the place that Winsome Johnston, the world’s longest living person with Type 1 diabetes, calls home.
Dec
Medical News Today: Genetic Variations Cause Diabetes
Researchers have discovered three uncommon genetic variants that influence the production of insulin. The finding, published in the journal Nature Genetics
Dec
Diabetes Self-Management: New OmniPod Tubeless Insulin Pump Approved
On December 14, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Insulet’s new OmniPod insulin pump, a second-generation device that builds on the technology of the previous OmniPod System.
Dec
New diabetes guidelines may lower patient medical bills
New guidelines may reduce the number of people who need to take blood pressure medications, and they may help more people get insurance coverage for testing their blood sugar levels.
Dec
Dietary fat raises blood glucose and insulin needs in type 1 patients
Dietary fat can significantly increase blood glucose levels and insulin requirements in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study has revealed.
Dec
Insulin plus growth factor inhibitor limits vision damage in diabetic mice
A new therapeutic approach to diabetes that combines insulin and an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) betacellulin could limit the progression of diabetic macular edema (DME).
Dec
dLife Blog: Are These Complications? Neuropathy Vs. Poor Circulation
Are your legs feeling numb and tired? Is it poor circulation or something else?
Dec
NewsFlash: Next-Gen (Smaller) OmniPod Approved by FDA!
Today is a happy day for fans of Insulet’s tubeless insulin pump system! The FDA has finally approved the next-generation OmniPod, which is 34% smaller, 25% lighter, and 16% slimmer — yet still holds same 200 units of insulin.
Dec
Treat Type 1 to Treat Atherosclerosis
According to recent research, transplanting pancreatic islet cells may improve narrowed arteries in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Dec
DiabetesMine -> Bringing Simplicity to Insulin Pumping: The Making of Tandem’s t:slim
This insulin pump has a touch screen simplifies things dramatically, and displays more critical information at a glance.
Dec
New “Generic” Test Strips May Be Better Than Originals
Clinical data compiled by the company shows that the GenStrip exceeds the current FDA accuracy standard – 99.8% of the time for results at 75 mg/dL or above, the strip is within 20% accuracy range; and 97.1% of the time.
Dec
Understanding pancreas size may help unlock cause of Type 1 diabetes
People at risk for Type 1 diabetes may have fewer insulin-producing “beta” cells than people not at risk, a finding that could help researchers shed light on what causes the disease.
Dec
BBC: Diabetes fuels heart failure risk
People with diabetes are up to 65% more likely to have heart failure, an analysis has found.
Dec
Study Shows DAFNE Helps Type 1s Manage Their Diabetes
Education as part of routine care is the key to successful treatment of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from researchers in the United Kingdom.
Dec
Insulin pumps save money, says diabetes group
The Canadian Diabetes Association is calling on the P.E.I. government to pay for the cost of insulin pumps and supplies for people living with type 1 diabetes, in order to save on the health budget overall.
Dec
Instrument Detects Sulfonylurea Levels in Diabetics
A major cause of hypoglycemia is excess sulfonylurea administration – taking a common medication without eating, or taking too much of it. Many, many trips to the emergency department arise from trouble with sylfonylurea meds.
Dec
Five To-Do’s for People Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes
DiabetesHealth provides with five suggestions for newly diagnosed people with diabetes.
Dec
Diabetes Self-Management: Meat and Diabetes
We know from several studies that vegetarian and vegan diets help prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes. But how do they do that?
Dec
Study finds link between flu virus and TI diabetes onset
Researchers in Italy have discovered that the flu virus could contribute to the onset of diabetes. This finding could help scientists uncover a way to prevent some forms of this condition.
Dec
Nanoparticle Research Shows Promise for T1D and Other Autoimmune Diseases
In this research, the investigators used biodegradable nanoparticles containing MS-related antigen components to reset the immune system balance and create immune tolerance in an animal model of MS. JDRF provided partial support for this work because of its relevance to T1D immune therapies.
Dec
Bioengineers develop “self-cleaning” membrane for implantable glucose sensors
An implantable sensor that allows diabetics to more effectively monitor their blood-sugar levels is a step closer to reality, thanks to a researcher at Texas A&M University who is developing technology aimed at enabling these sensors to remain functional in the body for an extended period of time.
Dec
Type 1 Onset Linked to Low Vitamin D?
A report in the December issue of the journal Diabetologia says that a study of 1,000 active-duty military personnel who later developed type 1 diabetes showed that low levels of vitamin D significantly increased the chances of developing the disease
Nov
Islet Cell Advancement Increases Impact On Transplantation
A study reports that a team of researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered islet cell clusters (ICCs) that will improve pancreatic islet transplantation and offer promise for curing diabetes mellitus.
Nov
J.D. Power: Roche Ranks Highest in Satisfaction with Blood Glucose Meters
While satisfaction with blood glucose meters is high among users, perceived accurate readings and an easy-to-use navigation interface differentiate the highest performers from other meters, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Blood Glucose Meter Satisfaction StudySM released today.
Nov
What Exactly Is The Connection Between Hearing Loss and Diabetes?
The connection between diabetes and hearing loss has, in the past, been somewhat sketchy and tentative. In an article we published two years ago here at DiabetesSelfManagement.com, the notion of diabetes causing hearing loss was described as controversial.
Nov
Joslin Diabetes Center scientists increase understanding of genetic risk factor for TI
As part of their ongoing research Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have demonstrated how a genetic variant associated with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases influences susceptibility to autoimmunity
Nov
In pregnancy, Type 2 diabetes may pose less risk than Type 1
Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes have a better chance at good outcomes than those with Type 1, particularly if they receive proper care before and during their pregnancy.
Nov
A CDE’s Tips for Surviving the Holidays if You Have Diabetes
Are you ready to celebrate the holidays? How many festivities are on your calendar this season? It’s time to navigate the minefield of situations that can throw your diabetes off course and send a joyous occasion into the dumps.
Nov
FoodConsumer: Vegetables, PUFA rich plant oil help diabetes mellitus
A study in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research suggests eating vegetables and polyunsaturated fatty acids rich plant oil can help reduce DNA strand breaks.
Nov
Type 1 diabetes associated with chronic liver disease
Patients with type 1 diabetes displayed a greater risk for developing chronic liver disease, including a fourfold prevalence for cirrhosis, compared with the general population, according to study data presented at The Liver Meeting.
Nov
DiabetesDaily: Feeling Depressed Can Bring Down Your Diabetes
Clinical depression affects approximately 21 to 27 percent of people with type 1 diabetes and 11 percent of type 2 diabetics, according to an article in Diabetes Spectrum.
Nov
DiabetesMine: Dexcom’s New G4 — Is Now the Time to Buy?
Last month, Dexcom’s fourth-generation Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) was FDA approved, much faster than anyone — even the folks at Dexcom— expected. Fifteen days later, I was opening a FedEx box from Dexcom and have been wearing the G4 Platinum 24-7-19 since then.
Nov
The Diabetes-Friendly Skies – Pending TSA’s Approval
Almost 44 million Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving week, and without a doubt there are going to be hassles. But people with diabetes (PWDs) have to worry about a bit more than whether you can carry on a snow globe or your favorite brand of cranberry sauce.
Nov
Implanted Encapsulated Pancreatic Islet Product Safely Demonstrated
In September, Living Cell Technologies (LCT) revealed positive results from its JDRF-funded Phase II study of DIABECELL—a unique proprietary encapsulation technology comprised of encapsulated pancreatic islets from pigs.
Nov
DiabetesHealth: Fighting For Test Strips
Rationing test strips shouldn’t be a part of our diabetes management. We must be able to test enough to stay safe and healthy.
Nov
Brain White Matter Structural Integrity Altered by Hyperglycemia in TI
Youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) exhibit a pattern of regional diffusion tensor imaging differences that is suggestive of axonal injury or degeneration and may be related to episodes of severe hypoglycemia.
Nov
US biopharma: 221 drugs now in R&D for diabetes, related conditions
They include 32 new treatments for type 1 diabetes, 130 for type 2, 14 for unspecified diabetes and 64 for diabetes-related conditions, says PhRMA, which describes this pipeline as “an exciting new chapter in the ongoing quest to better treat this debilitating disease.”
Nov
UC San Diego: Could vitamin D3 help prevent type 1 diabetes?
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers have found a direct correlation between low levels of serum vitamin D3 and onset of type 1 diabetes.
Nov
Diabetes Daily: The Best Diabetes Diet (According to the Research)
Often the American Diabetes Association (ADA) gets pummeled for promoting high carbohydrate diets. Although as we’ve covered before, the ADA does not even have an official diet.
Nov
Diabetes mellitus and the life-threatening late complications of cardivascular disease
The later consequences of diabetes, however, which mostly affect the blood vessels and cause cardiovascular conditions such as myocardial infarctions or strokes, are more likely to be fatal.
Nov
Breakthrough Pancreas stem cell discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments
Stem cells in the adult pancreas have been identified that can be turned into insulin producing cells, a finding that means people with type 1 diabetes might one day be able to regenerate their own insulin-producing cells.
Nov
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes at the Same Time?
You’re unlikely to get diagnosed with type 2 diabetes if you already have type 1, because it’s hard to measure the difference in blood sugar values, but you can still suffer from both types of diabetes simultaneously.
Nov
BD Ultra-Fine Needle with PentaPoint for Less Pain During Insulin Injections
BD’s latest advancement in injection comfort, PentaPoint is a patented 5-bevel needle tip design that creates a flatter, thinner surface to help penetrate the skin with significantly greater ease.
Nov
5 questions about diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy refers to changes in the retina (the back of the eye) caused by diabetes. Eye doctors check for retinopathy by dilating or enlarging the pupils with drops. Here’s 5 questions and answers that define and characterize the disease.
Nov
Stem cell study holds TI diabetes cure promise
A Waikato woman is behind “ground-breaking” research she says could lead to the cure of type 1 diabetes within a year if funding can be found.
Nov
MySentry Trial: Wearing the Sensor
A diabetes blogger experience on using the Medtronic MySentry product for a few months.
Nov
Diabetes, foot wounds are a dangerous combination
If you are diabetic, even small foot wounds have the potential for becoming serious ulcers that can lead to amputation if not properly treated.
Nov
Cardiac bypass surgery superior to non-surgical procedure for adults with diabetes and heart disease
Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle.
Nov
With Diabetes, Boosting Exercise Should Be Done Safely
Exercise plays an important role in diabetes management, but people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes should take certain precautions before increasing their level of physical activity, experts say.
Oct
Reducing HbA1c Less than 1 Point Reduces Risk of Dying within 5 Years by 50%
Patients who had suboptimal glycemic control and reduced their HbA1c value by slightly less than 1% were 50% less likely to die within 5 years than were patients whose HbA1c did not improve.
Oct
Is It Really Type 2? Misdiagnosis Is Common
The misdiagnosis of type 2 in an older patient who really has type 1 or LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes) is becoming more common. It is something that is seen on a regular basis at the Joslin Diabetes Center.
Oct
Diabetes Self-Management: Diabetes and Your Eyes — More Than Retinopathy
You probably know that eye damage (retinopathy) is a major complication of diabetes. But diabetes can cause blurred vision in several other ways, some of which are reversible.
Oct
Insulin Injection Sites: A Review
When it comes to injecting insulin, the stomach, the buttocks, the back of the arm and the thigh have something in common.
Oct
From Diabetes Mine: About a Pancreas Transplant for Type I’s
Wil Dubois answers some science-y questions about pancreas transplants and whether an immune-suppressant drug for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis could impact someone’s type 1 diabetes honeymoon.
Oct
Why This Government Is Subsidizing Pancreas Transplant Programme for TI’s?
The main objectives of pancreas transplant are to eliminate the patient’s dependency on insulin, to improve the quality of life and to reduce long-term diabetic complications.
Oct
Pancreas/Kidney Transplant Improves Survival for Type 1 Patients
In patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease, a combined pancreas/kidney transplant was associated with significantly better 15-year survival than a single kidney graft alone.
Oct
Diabetes Self-Management: Is There a Cure?
Everyone wants a cure for diabetes. Or do they? Some people think so much money is made from “treating” diabetes that nobody in power really wants to “cure” it. Is there any truth to this? Could there be a cure?
Oct
Glucose Control Can Blunt Aspirin Resistance
Aspirin resistance – a concern among patients with type 2 diabetes who may be at high risk of heart disease – may be attenuated by aggressive glucose-lowering therapy, researchers said here.
Oct
Research Shows Oral Insulin May One Day Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
An international research study now suggests that someday, taking oral insulin could delay the onset or even prevent the development of type 1 diabetes for some people.
Oct
Recovering ‘Bodyguard’ Cells in Pancreas May Restore Insulin Production
The key to restoring production of insulin in type I diabetic patients, previously known as juvenile diabetes, may be in recovering the population of protective cells known T regulatory cells.
Oct
Recap of Recent JDRF Cure Research Studies
In our efforts to cure T1D, JDRF actively supports research aimed at restoring a person’s insulin-producing capability and halting or reversing the body’s misguided immune attack on the pancreas.
Oct
Toward an Artificial Pancreas: Math Modeling and Diabetes Control
The models simulate injections of insulin in the manner of insulin pumps, which deliver periodic impulses in diabetes patients.
Oct
DiabetesMine – Overnight Glucose Testing: Who Does It and Why?
The fact is, about 75% of the time, you’re going to sleep through a nocturnal low rather than waking up. Surprising, huh? Most of us probably think that if we don’t wake up, we didn’t go low.