Study researchers believe they have found that the liver of a person with Type 1 may produce an excessive amount of a protein that can hamper digestion, according to a Science Daily report.
“Being in a chaotic environment and feeling out of control is bad for diets,” psychology professor and study author Lenny Vartanian said in a statement. “It seems to lead people to think, ‘Everything else is out of control, so why shouldn’t I be?’”
Dr. Melton’s research group attracted a great deal of excitement in 2014 when it published a way of producing large quantities of insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. These cells successfully normalized blood glucose when implanted in rodents, but only those without a functioning immune system.
“Our hypothesis was that seafood consumption would be associated with less neuropathology, but that if there were higher levels of mercury in the brain, that would work against that. But we didn’t find that at all,” said Morris, who is lead author of the study, which was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American […]
Long-term safety concerns about the drug liraglutide suggest that more studies are needed to assess the risks of this type of medication, according to new research published in Cell Metabolism.
Johnson & Johnson, continuing its long quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure, is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the first stem cell treatment that could fix the life-threatening hormonal disorder. They’ve already begun testing it in a small number of diabetic patients. If it works as well in patients […]
Glucose-lowering agents have a difficult prediction on the mortality of diabetes patients due to the characteristics of the disease state. There is limited data on the impact on survival these agents have. Sulfonylureas and insulin have been associated with increased risk of mortality in diabetes patients. Metformin has a lower mortality risk in patients with […]
When treating patients with type 2 diabetes, it is important to reduce the risk of developing Editcardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have shown that higher HbA1c values are risk factors for CVD. However, previous studies have not shown that glycemic control or treatment with any oral hypoglycemic agent reduces incidence of CVD.
What do we really know about diabetes and marijuana? A fair amount, it turns out, although much of it is anecdotal rather than solid scientific evidence.
Who tells doctors what to do? Lots of important organizations that help them organize their work. For example, endocrinologist organizations AACE/ACE recently published an updated version of their strategy recommendations (what they call their “algorithm”) for treating type 2 diabetes.
At the Health 2.0 Conference in early January, Bigfoot Biomedical CEO Jeffrey Brewer shared more product details and timeline information on Bigfoot’s automated insulin delivery system than ever before.
The research, published in a leading journal examined 25,970 patients over ten years and discovered statin users had a higher incidence of diabetes and also weight gain. Patients using the drugs also had more than double the risk of diabetic complications including eye, nerve and kidney damage.
Research and a sit down with Dr. Mark Mattson at the NIH, shows intermittent fasting is resurfacing as a medical treatment used in certain comorbidities, rather than medication. Fasting means to eat only small meals, or none at all, for long periods of time. This can be done every day or even one day a […]
Even nutritionists, who spend their careers helping people make healthy food choices, sometimes come home exhausted and reach for a frozen pizza — or something from a can. Eating homemade meals is a healthy habit, but it’s not always possible.
While we will not see a true artificial pancreas (AP) – a closed-loop insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system – come to market in 2016, we are so close we can artificially taste it.
Over the last decade, a surge of research has emerged in science publications about the psychological and physiological benefits of ancient Eastern mindfulness meditation. Newer research now documents that different forms of mindfulness practice–seated and walking meditations, scanning and relaxing tension through the body, and breathing awareness–may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms as […]
The A1C sometimes referred to as the Hemoglobin A1C, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycated Hemoglobin and HbA1C measures your husband’s average glucose from 60 to 90 days. When your husband tests his blood sugar with a blood glucose meter, this only tells him what his glucose level is at that moment in time. It does not accurately […]
Though prior research warns that sleep deprivation may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests that “catch-up” sleep might reverse that risk — at least in the short-term.
Type 1 treatments that once seemed far-fetched have taken major steps forward. We’ve seen continued commercialization of pump technology based on artificial pancreas algorithms, good news on the future of stem cell treatments and beta cell transplants, expansion in treatment options, and real competition among insulin manufacturers.
When people receive a diabetes diagnosis, they’re often told to eliminate sugar-sweetened soda and desserts from their diet. But people can work with a diabetes educator to develop an eating plan that includes these and other favorite foods