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Off-the-shelf glucose monitors prove accurate for dialysis patients
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated... Read more -
New discoveries about enzyme's metabolic role may lead to better diabetes treatments
A treatment for conditions that underlie the development of type 2 diabetes could evolve from new basic research discoveries at... Read more -
Focus on beta cells instead of immune system could be key to preventing type 1 diabetes
Research into the causes of type 1 diabetes often focuses on the autoimmune response, where the immune system destroys pancreatic... Read more -
Dopamine regulates insulin secretion through a complex of receptors, study finds
Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic health condition caused by abnormalities in the body's production and use of the hormone insulin.... Read more -
Researchers create new model to better understand, treat metabolic diseases
While it has been more than 100 years since the discovery of insulin, metabolic diseases like diabetes, obesity and fatty... Read more -
Lab-grown fat cells help scientists understand type 2 diabetes
In research published June 17 in the journal Science Advances, researchers in the lab of Whitehead Institute Founding Member Rudolf... Read more -
Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation, study finds
Patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need... Read more -
Older adults with type 1 diabetes have lower grip strength
Diastolic blood pressure and grip strength appear to be consistently lower in aging individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according... Read more -
Breakthrough finding could yield benefits for patients with diabetes
About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year, according to... Read more -
Uncontrolled diabetes can advance heart failure from early stage to late stage
Among older adults with early stage—also known as preclinical—heart failure, uncontrolled diabetes can substantially increase the risk of heart failure... Read more
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Estrogen enhances cardiac function, promotes energy metabolism
Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in... Read more -
Study finds disparities in access to insulin pumps among youth with type 1 diabetes
Over the past 20 years, despite the overall increase in the use of insulin pumps, there have been few improvements... Read more -
Do you live in a 'hot spot' for diabetes complications?
Texas and Florida are big U.S. centers for Americans dealing with short- and long-term diabetes complications, a new study shows.... Read more -
'Snapping' footwear to help prevent diabetic foot complications
Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with the Karnataka Institute of Endocrinology... Read more -
Researchers develop pancreatic beta-cell restoring therapy for treating type 1 diabetes
Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetes in mice using pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific, chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) regulatory T cells (Tregs),... Read more
