News of the advancements in Diabetes research, which include bringing us steps closer to possible cures and improvements in technology, are heartening to all whose lives have been impacted by the disease.
One segment of this research has been dedicated to slowing the natural progression of Type 1 Diabetes (or Diabetes Mellitus) by looking to extend the honeymoon phase. A Swedish company, Diamyd Medical, has been at the forefront of this research and now is conducting human clinical trials. The...
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Clinical Trial: Seaweed Extract May Boost Insulin Production
By Mary Kate Cary, Health Expert
News came recently that scientists in Australia have performed a human clinical trial that may bring hope for people with diabetes,... Read more »
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Top Ten Reasons not to start insulin therapy
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We recently were eating out with friends, one of whom has type 2 diabetes. He mentioned that his fasting glucose is rarely below 150, and... Read more »
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First-Phase Insulin
By David Mendosa, Health Expert
First-phase insulin release is beginning to get the recognition it deserves. But we still have a long way to go to understand it.“It’s... Read more »
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Cancer Risks from Insulin Revisited
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Not long ago the news media were proclaiming that insulin was linked to cancer, as discussed here. Some headlines even suggested that... Read more »
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A Brief History on INSULIN!!!
By Ginger Vieira, Health Expert
The dudes we can thank for our handy bottles of insulin are Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James B. Collip. They... Read more »
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Stem cell transplant kickstarts body's insulin production
Stem cell transplants may help patients with Type 1 diabetes produce their own insulin, a new study suggests. Brazilian researchers say that the... Read more »
Synthetic bedding may worsen asthma
Fungal cells located in synthetic bedding materials may aggravate asthma symptoms, a new study suggests. Researchers say that synthetic filling can... Read more »
Clinical trial: Comparison of effectiveness of biphasic insuli...
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 versus insulin glargine in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national... Read more »
Clinical trial: Inhaled insulin+metformin versus inhaled insul...
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of prandial inhaled insulin and metformin with the inhaled insulin and a... Read more »
Stem cell transplants may free diabetics from insulin
A new study found that 20 out of 23 Type 1 diabetics who were given stem cell transplants did not need to take insulin for two to four years. The... Read more »
Top Ten Reasons Not to Start Insulin Therapy
Reason #10 Aunt Tillie, who was blind and whose kidneys had failed, started insulin shots and died soon after. [Aunt Tillie should have started insulin years ago, before she got devastating complications. Had she controlled her diabetes all...
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