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By Anisha Francis
Here’s sweet news. An organic chemist from Chennai has patented two herbal medicines to enable diabetics to live a normal life. “Unlike modern medicine, ayurvedic formulations activate beta cells of the pancreas to start secreting insulin and use natural hormone… Read More
Article: "SPK transplants may offer no advantage for type 2 diabetes"
By Jody A. Charnow
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation offers no patient or survival advantage over deceased-donor kidney transplantation alone (DDKA) for selected patients with type 2 diabetes, new findings suggest. Alexander C. Wiseman, MD, and Jane Gralla, MD, of the University of Colorado Denver… 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: “Type 2 diabetes can do harm without detection”
Symptoms of diabetes depend on the type of diabetes and the unique features of the patient. The most common type of diabetes in adults is type 2 diabetes. Most patients with type 2 diabetes do not have any symptom that… Read More
Article: “Gene knockout prompts gut cells to take over insulin production in diabetes”
Researchers have demonstrated that knocking out one gene in gut progenitor cells prompts them to differentiate into fully functional insulin-producing cells that can secrete insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels and maintain glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice. A… Read More
Article: "Type 1 diabetes: Artificial pancreas approved for US outpatient testing"
ScienceDaily (Mar. 19, 2012) — A University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas that could potentially automate care for millions of Type 1 diabetes patients has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a key testing phase. Device Based on… Read More
Presentation to House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee
On Thursday, March 15, Decade of Discovery’s Executive Director David Etzwiler, Dr. Aaron Friedman from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Robert Rizza from Mayo Clinic presented information about Decade of Discovery’s history, mission and current work to the Minnesota… Read More
Media Highlights Diabetes and Decade of Discovery
It was a big week for diabetes in the news! In case you missed some of the reporting or want to revisit the stories, here is a recap of the week’s coverage: Paula Deen announces she has Type 2 diabetes.… Read More
Decade of Discovery featured on Minnesota Public Radio
The increasing risk of diabetes and the research efforts to stop both types of the disease are the topics of Lorna Benson’s 5-part series on Minnesota Public Radio. Visit Minnesota Public Radio to learn more about the “Burden of Diabetes”… Read More
Decade of Discovery Awards $1.8 Million to Three Partnership Projects
Marking an important step towards finding a cure for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Decade of Discovery leaders today announced awards totaling $1.86 million in state funding to projects that will spearhead the Decade of Discovery’s research programs in… Read More
