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JDRF Clinical Trial Enrolling Newly Diagnosed Patients

Posted over 2 years ago

by Shana
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Halting the autoimmune response in new-onset and at-risk patients is an important area of research for JDRF. JDRF is supporting a number of projects to stop or slow the progression of type 1 diabetes in newly diagnosed people. One of these efforts includes...
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Under the magnifying glass: glucagon’s role in type 1 diabetes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Tara Wilcox-Ghanoonparvar
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A new study by the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center in Dallas suggests that an excess of glucagon, rather than a shortage of insulin, is the main culprit in diabetes. Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that raises low blood sugar in...
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Study Shows Association between Common Virus and Type 1 Diabetes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Gary Feit
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As previous News Blog entries have covered, researchers are working to determine how genetics and environmental factors contribute to the development of type 1 diabetes. A number of recent studies (including this one and this one , published in the journal...
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Artificial pancreas tested in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Joana Casas
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Nearly 40 years ago, women with type 1 diabetes were advised to not become pregnant, because of the risks to them and their babies. But as significant research over the years has shown the benefits of tight glucose control - along with the advent of better...
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CDC Reports Diabetes Increase

Posted over 2 years ago

by Shana
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The number of Americans affected by diabetes is growing. According to 2011 estimates released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some 26 million people in the U.S. have diabetes – both type 1 and type 2. The new figure...
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Trial for Diabetic Neuropathy Completes Enrollment

Posted over 2 years ago

by Gary Feit
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JDRF's Industry Drug and Development Partnership (IDDP) program is an integral part of the organization's overall strategy to address the gaps that currently exist in ongoing research to develop better treatments and cures for type 1 diabetes...
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Pilot study shows popular type 2 diabetes drug lowers blood sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes

Posted over 2 years ago

by Joana Casas
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Researchers recently reported that a drug commonly used to reduce blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes may also have similar effects for people with type 1, a finding that could add to the pool of possible new treatments to help people with type...
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Study Finds Disease Management Programs Improve Diabetes Health

Posted over 2 years ago

by Shana
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Living with type 1 diabetes presents a number of challenges. People with the disease must carefully balance insulin doses with eating and daily activities throughout the day and night - and still run the risk of dangerous high or low blood sugar levels...
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Sperm Stem Cells -- A New Source for Replacing Insulin Producing Cells?

Posted over 3 years ago

by Gary Feit
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One of the primary challenges in curing type 1 diabetes is finding the best source of new insulin producing beta cells to replace the ones that have been destroyed by the body's autoimmune response. Researchers are investigating numerous potential...
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Decline in death rates from type 1 diabetes point to improved diabetes care

Posted over 3 years ago

by Joana Casas
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A report published in the December issue of Diabetes Care found that death rates have dropped significantly in people with type 1 diabetes. The findings, reported by the University of Pittsburgh, are based on the Allegheny County Type 1 Diabetes Registry...
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Follow-up on FDA Artificial Pancreas Workshop

Posted over 3 years ago

by Shana
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As we recently posted , members of the JDRF Clinical Panel along with fellow diabetes experts met at the FDA Artificial Pancreas Workshop last week to discuss clinical recommendations for artificial pancreas testing outside of the hospital and in the...
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Six Things I Want People to Know about Diabetes #3

Posted over 3 years ago

by Karin Hehenberger
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1. Living with diabetes is a daily struggle, which impacts every single part of your life. 2. One of the few positive things about diabetes is that it pushes people to eat healthy, exercise and to take care of themselves. 3. Having experienced a life...
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Six Things I Want People to Know about Diabetes #2

Posted over 3 years ago

by Larry Soler
- 3 Comments
1. Diabetes affects everyone differently. Just because you have one experience doesn't mean someone else will have the same. 2. I should have started on a pump ten years earlier than I did. 3. From what I've seen firsthand, CGMs are making an...
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Six Things I Want People to Know about Diabetes

Posted over 3 years ago

by Jeffrey Brewer
- 4 Comments
1. The psychological toll is one of the most oppressive and overlooked complications of living with the disease. Having to think about blood sugar every time a person wakes up, goes to sleep, eats a meal, has a snack, exercises, has a cold, feels stressed...
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JDRF to Participate in Upcoming FDA Artificial Pancreas Workshop

Posted over 3 years ago

by Gary Feit
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In 2005, JDRF formed the Artificial Pancreas Project with the goal of developing a closed-loop automated system to disperse insulin based on real-time changes in blood sugar levels. Such a device would allow people with type 1 diabetes to better maintain...
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AACE Recommendations on CGM Use a Positive Step Forward in Diabetes Management

Posted over 3 years ago

by Joana Casas
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Recently the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) released a consensus statement recommending that people with type 1 diabetes who experience frequent low blood sugar levels use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to help manage the...
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New T Cell Discovery May Lead Targeted Treatments for Type 1

Posted over 3 years ago

by Shana
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T cells are a type of white blood cell that play an important role in the immune system and help control infections. In a person with type 1 diabetes, however, T cells mistakenly attack and destroy the body’s own insulin-producing beta cells. In...
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New Insulins May Lead To More Stable Glucose Levels

Posted over 3 years ago

by Gary Feit
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While a cure is the ultimate goal, finding better ways to treat type 1 diabetes today is a priority throughout the research community. And developing new and more effective insulins is a particularly active area for research on better treatments. Earlier...
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Scientists shed new genetic insights on type 1 diabetes risk

Posted over 3 years ago

by Joana Casas
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With the help of a genome-wide association study, a group of researchers have been able to associate the risk of developing type 1 diabetes with a specific network of genes found in our immune system. Led by Matthias Heinig from the Max Planck Institute...
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JDRF Launches New “T1D Aware” Campaign

Posted over 3 years ago

by Shana
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Each year, more than 15,000 children - 40 per day - are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the United States. Knowing the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes is critical because the disease can often be mistaken for more common illnesses or conditions...
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Study Confirms that Insulin-Producing Cells Can Live On in People with Type 1 Diabetes

Posted over 3 years ago

by Joana Casas
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A JDRF-funded study involving people who have lived with type 1 diabetes confirmed that insulin-producing beta cells can survive in people with diabetes – even after living with the disease for decades. Research by the Joslin Diabetes Center in...
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Study tests environmental factors that may influence type 1

Posted over 3 years ago

by Gary Feit
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Researchers are still trying to get a clear picture about how genes and environmental factors interact to determine a person’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes. While researchers have identified several genes that lead to increased risk of developing...
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Implanted Glucose Sensor Monitors Blood Sugar Levels

Posted over 3 years ago

by Joana Casas
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Researchers recently reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine that an implantable blood glucose sensor was able to wirelessly transmit accurate readings of blood glucose levels for an extended period of time. According to Dr. David Gough...
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Imbalance in Gut Bacteria May Be Related To Type 1 Diabetes

Posted over 3 years ago

by Shana
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Although scientists have not yet determined what causes type 1 diabetes, a new study by University of Florida researchers may have found a possible trigger linked to the bacteria that live in our digestive tracts. The development of digestive bacteria...
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Two-Step Pig Cell Transplant Approach Shows Potential to Restore Insulin Production

Posted over 3 years ago

by Gary Feit
- 4 Comments
Islet transplantation has shown potential to restore insulin production in people with type 1 diabetes in recent years. Two main hurdles, however, prevent islet transplantation from being a more successful and widespread procedure: the use of chronic...