When Is Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed
Innovative Research and Type 1 Diabetes: “Of Mice and Men”
In a recent blog, I told you my vision for a potential treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. I proposed that a combination of several modes of therapy might enable the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans to produce insulin. Clearly the goal of any form of diabetes treatment is to preserve remaining pancreatic islets by preventing future destruction and to potentially regenerate new islet cells that were destroyed. The Protége Trial spearheaded by Dr. Kevan Herold uses monoclonal antibodies ...
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Expert & Community Posts
It's not JUST diabetes!
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert...I found most interesting was that the longer from diagnosis, the inverse was true. Parents' of... Read more »
Suddenly Celiac
By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert...month's edition of Diabetes Forecast, called "A Tricky Diagnosis: Why You Should Learn About... Read more »
Research and Type 1 Diabetes: Breaking News
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...as weight criteria, previous illnesses, time since diagnosis, etc.). If you know someone who has... Read more »
Intriguing Research: TB and Diabetes Risk and Cord Blood Stem Cells and Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...age 5 to 12.5 percent at age 10, years after the diagnosis of diabetes. The observed prevalence... Read more »
Flatbush diabetes
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...diabetes is that when the very high BG levels on diagnosis are brought down with insulin, the... Read more »
Health Guide
Diabetes in Children: What parents need to know about type 1 diabetes
...Don’t talk about them being sick; talk about keeping them healthy. One thing hasn’t changed with this diagnosis: Your job is still to do everything you can to keep your child healthy.4.... Read more »Diabetic ketoacidosis
...the cells cannot take up that glucose without insulin. Diabetic ketoacidosis may lead to the initial diagnosis of type 1 diabetes , as it is often the first symptom that causes the person to... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Diagnosis - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
DiagnosisTesting for Glucose AbnormalitiesFasting Plasma Glucose. The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is the standard test for diagnosing diabetes. It is a simple blood test taken after 8 hours of... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...study, about 40% of young adults with type 1 diabetes had developed retinopathy within 10 years of diagnosis. (Although this rate is high, it is significantly lower than in previous years when... Read more »Metabolic acidosis
...Poisoned Patient.Med Clin North Am.2005 Nov; 89(6); 1107-1124. Kraut JA. Metabolic acidosis of CKD: diagnosis, clinical characteristics, and treatment. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005; 45(6): 978-93. Read more »Images
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Diabetics say Goodbye to Insulin
April 20, 2007MINNEAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- People with type 1 diabetes must rely on taking insulin shots every day just to survive. A procedure called... Read summary »
Breakthrough Discovery for Type 1 Diabetes
January 05, 2007CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When Lilly Jaffe entered the world, her parents couldn't have been happier. "We were beyond excited," her mother... Read summary »
Diabetes Cure: One Step Closer
August 07, 2006INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Type 1 diabetes develops when your pancreas stops making insulin, what the body needs to break down sugar.... Read summary »
Environmental Triggers for Type 1 Diabetes
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The number of people who have type 1 diabetes has tripled in the last 50 years. Now, scientists believe the... Read summary »
Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better
March 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an... Read summary »
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