An international research team with German participation including Helmholtz Zentrum München, among other institutions, has succeeded in identifying a new gene variant which is associated with elevated fasting glucose levels and a high risk for type 2 diabetes. The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship [...]
A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that adherence to prescribed dietary recommendations is associated with better glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes. “In recent years, diabetes management has been focused around new medications and technologies,” said Lori Laffel, M.D., senior author of the paper, which is published in [...]
If you are a diabetic, there is some good news for you, a multinational pharmaceutical company has introduced a new low-cost, hassle-free patent protected drug to check the disease. “The drug mainly for type II diabetic patients is once a day pill, meal independent with no dosage adjustments and can be prescribed by even doctors [...]
There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas die, albeit at different rates. Until now, it was thought that the processes [...]
A highly detailed mathematical simulation model can help people with undiagnosed diabetes identify whether they likely have the disease and can predict ways for dramatically reducing the costs and complications associated with this now epidemic illness. The May issue also includes a study showing that diabetes, which has been steadily rising in prevalence for decades, [...]
Diabetes is thought not to be as dangerous as it is in reality, shows the results of a resent survey, which now urges the need to educate the public about the serious dangers of diabetes. The survey was conducted by the American Diabetes Association asking people to rank various diseases on a 10 points scale. [...]
Joslin Diabetes Center today announced the release of Staying Healthy with Diabetes: Weight %26amp; Wellness, the latest book in its popular “Staying Healthy with Diabetes” series. Written for consumers, Weight %26amp; Wellness provides information and strategies to help individuals with type 2 diabetes achieve a healthy weight and maintain it over time. “Being overweight affects [...]
Introduced this decade, the long-acting insulin medications glargine and detemir have largely replaced the older intermediate-acting insulin NPH in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, a review of studies reveals that the newer drugs offer only a slight benefit over NPH in terms of blood glucose control. The researchers did see a clear benefit [...]
A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications, a new study shows. The instrument, invented by two scientists at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, captures images of the eye to detect [...]
New study results in the July issue of Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association’s medical journal, found two different mealtime insulin dosing algorithms using a “basal-bolus” treatment strategy were highly effective for patients with type 2 diabetes. The study, which examined more than 270 intent to treat patients, resulted in significant post-prandial glucose and A1C [...]
