Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Transplantation of purified human pancreatic islets in patients with type 1 diabetes leads to glycemic control and prevents hypoglycemia, according to the findings of a recent Phase 3 clinical trial. The ... Read more

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

Type 2 Diabetes Is Focus of Guidelines from American Diabetes Association for Long-Term Care Facilities

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The American Diabetes Association recently issued a statement entitled “Management of Diabetes in Long-term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association,” published in the ... Read more

February 1, 2016February 9, 2016

New Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Allows Insulin-Producing Cells to Thrive

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Two novel studies reported a new potential way of treating diabetes — a device that, once implanted in mice, protected human stem cell-derived beta cells from destruction by the immune system and allowed insulin ... Read more

January 26, 2016January 26, 2016

Study of Weight Loss Surgery-Induced Remission of Type 2 Diabetes May Lead to New Treatments

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It’s a known fact that weight loss surgery often causes remission in type 2 diabetes patients. Researchers have now found that a bile acid receptor called TGR5 is an important link to this ... Read more

January 22, 2016January 23, 2016

Diabetic Vascular Disease Linked to High Levels of a Blood Vessel Protein

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Researchers discovered that a new protein, called pre-kallikrein (PK), is a potential therapeutic target for the vascular complications associated with type 1 diabetes. The study, titled “Plasma Prekallikrein is Associated ... Read more

December 21, 2015February 9, 2016

Type 2 Diabetics with Heart Failure May Do Best on Moderate Treatment Regime

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Researchers found that patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure (CHF) have a lower risk of mortality when administered drugs that maintain their glycemic levels far from either ... Read more

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015

New Pancreas May Be Possible Using a Diabetic Donor’s Damaged Organ

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A team of researchers recently suggested that building a new pancreas is possible when unused human pancreata is the “hardware” for a new organ. The study, titled “The Human Pancreas as ... Read more

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015

New Diabetes Detection and Treatment Methods Developed at Purdue

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Scientists at Purdue University have developed a number of technologies with the goal of improving diabetes detection and treatment. The further development and commercialization of these patent-pending technologies is underway ... Read more

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015

Blood Glucose Increases in an Individual-Specific Manner in Response to Different Diets

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In a new study entitled “Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses,” a team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute showed that the body responds to food in a highly ... Read more

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015

Gestational Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Link Investigated in Study

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In a new study entitled “Relationship between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Subsequent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population-Based Study,” researchers performed a large population-based study to understand the potential association ... Read more