Diabetes Treatment

Potential target for developing obesity and diabetes treatment identified

By George ⋅ August 17, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

UPI.com Potential target for developing obesity and diabetes treatment identifiedScience DailyObesity and associated chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, are projected to affect more than a half billion adults worldwide by 2040. Mice lacking HDAC11 were protected from obesity, insulin resistance and other effects of high-fat feeding. The …CU researchers identify potential target for […]

Bariatric surgery patients with diabetes less likely to have microvascular disease

By George ⋅ August 6, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

MedPage Today Bariatric surgery patients with diabetes less likely to have microvascular diseaseHealio“For health care policy, these findings imply that bariatric surgery should now be considered an effective [type 2 diabetes] treatment not only to alleviate hyperglycemia but also to prevent the complications that account for the morbidity and …Bariatric surgery linked to significant reduction […]

Blood Pressure Drug May Help with Diabetes Treatment

By George ⋅ July 26, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Healthline Blood Pressure Drug May Help with Diabetes TreatmentHealthlineA drug used primarily to treat high blood pressure appears to prevent the loss of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells among people with diabetes. The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to a novel treatment for an illness … More details can be found at […]

Retooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes

By George ⋅ July 16, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Kaiser Health News Retooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 DiabetesKaiser Health NewsFor Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on an assortment of expensive medicines and devices to stay healthy. Test strips. Needles. A glucose meter. Insulin. The increasing cost of Type 1 diabetes, one of the […]

Intensifying Treatment Does Not Negatively Affect Type 2 Diabetes

By George ⋅ July 6, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Endocrinology Advisor Intensifying Treatment Does Not Negatively Affect Type 2 DiabetesEndocrinology AdvisorIntensifying treatment, including initiation of insulin, does not have an adverse impact on the well-being of community-dwelling patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Previous research … More details can be found at www.diabeteshowto.com

Koala’s diabetes treatment may lend insights to helping humans

By George ⋅ June 26, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Los Angeles Times Koala's diabetes treatment may lend insights to helping humansLos Angeles TimesQuincy the Queensland koala has been equipped with the latest blood sugar monitor in hope of quelling a quandary for the diabetic marsupial. Experts from the San Diego Zoo teamed up with glucose monitor maker Dexcom and Scripps Health to help Quincy …Koala […]

The next great hope for diabetes treatment is…a platypus?

By George ⋅ June 16, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Well+Good The next great hope for diabetes treatment is…a platypus?Well+GoodScientists are always working toward finding more effective treatment options for medical issues people face. When it comes to diabetes, an incurable disease that affects more than 30 million people in the United States alone, the answers might lie in … More details can be found […]

Study: Neonatal Diabetes can Effectively be Treated with Tablets Instead of Injections

By George ⋅ June 6, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

dLife.com Study: Neonatal Diabetes can Effectively be Treated with Tablets Instead of InjectionsdLife.comResearchers at the University of Exeter in England reveal that treatment of neonatal diabetes with sulphonylurea tablets is just as successful as injections in the long-term, providing excellent sugar control after 10 years. The decade-long study … More details can be found at […]

Deep brain stimulation may offer treatment for type 2 diabetes, study suggests

By George ⋅ May 26, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Los Angeles Times Deep brain stimulation may offer treatment for type 2 diabetes, study suggestsLos Angeles TimesA surprising (but welcome) side effect of a therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder may pave the way for a new approach to treating type 2 diabetes — and offer new insights into the links between obesity and the metabolic disease […]