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Article: "New push to treat the other diabetes"

By Laura Landro

With Rise in Type 1 In Adults and Kids, Researchers Aim To Detect, Control Early There is currently no way to prevent or cure Type 1 diabetes, a disease that has been hitting a growing number of children and adults.… Read More

Article: "Killer T-cells found to counter obesity-related diabetes"

By Cornell University

For years, researchers have known that obesity, type 2 diabetes and low-level inflammation are linked, but how they are connected has not been well understood. A recent Cornell-led study has found that a type of immune cells — called natural… Read More

Hope for a diabetes cure: Islet Transplantation at the University of Minnesota Shulze Diabetes Institute

At the Shulze Diabetes Institute, University of Minnesota researchers are conducting clinical trials to better understand the risks and benefits of islet cell transplantation for individuals with Type 1 diabetes. As of 2009, 30 people had received an islet transplant… Read More

Article: "Molecular switch to offer target for new diabetes therapies"

Researchers at Salk Institute have found a molecular switch that controls liver glucose production. This research may show a new avenue for treating insulin resistant type-2 diabetes. According to the scientists, these two molecules when controlled could potentially offer an… Read More

Article: "Company says diabetes drug Victoza superior to rival drug"

Danish Novo Nordisk, the world’s biggest insulin producer, said on Friday it had received a product label update for diabetes drug Victoza to include data showing superior efficacy when compared with rival drug Januvia from Merck. The U.S. Food and… Read More

Article: "New insulin drug should ease doctors’ fears"

Improvements to insulin are benefiting patients and should ease fears of doctors reluctant to prescribe the drug to diabetes sufferers. Recent research at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada revealed many physicians shy away from insulin, despite its success in… Read More

Article: “Levemir approved for diabetes during pregnancy, USA”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Levemir®, an insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection, as the first and only basal insulin analog for Pregnancy Category B classification, which indicates that Levemir® does not pose a higher risk… Read More

Article: “2 Studies suggest weight-loss surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes”

CHICAGO — New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort. The two… Read More

Article: “Keep your fingers crossed: FDA approves artificial pancreas outpatient trial”

The FDA has approved the start of outpatient trials of a smart phone-based monitoring device that functions as an artificial pancreas. If the device, which automatically measures blood glucose levels and adjusts them with insulin, is successful, several million type… Read More

Article: “Men who treat their diabetes with insulin face higher risk of heart disease”

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have conducted a study showing a link between diabetes and heart risks in men. According to the study, men who used insulin to treat their Type 2 diabetes and who did not have… Read More