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Common autoimmune drug may help reverse immunotherapy-induced diabetes
A team of researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, and even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes, a rare but life-threatening ...
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These 'exploding' capsules can deliver insulin without a needle using sodium bicarbonate
Georgia Tech engineers have created a pill that could effectively deliver insulin and other injectable drugs, making medicines for chronic illnesses easier for patients to take, less invasive, and potentially less expensive.
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Metabolic differences in male and female muscles may explain diabetes variations
The skeletal muscles of men and women process glucose and fats in different ways. A study conducted by the University Hospital of Tübingen, the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of Helmholtz Munich and ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults
Prediabetes affects a third of people in the United States and most of them will develop Type 2 diabetes, yet effective dietary intervention strategies remain limited. Pistachios have shown promise in improving markers of ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Gene for enzyme in saliva associated with type 2 diabetes
Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to few clear answers.
Jul 3, 2025
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'Inflammatory' diet during pregnancy may raise child's diabetes type 1 risk
A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low-grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology ...
Jul 1, 2025
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The most effective diabetes drugs don't reach enough patients yet, analysis finds
A UCSF analysis has found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.
Jul 1, 2025
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The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis
No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge.
Jul 1, 2025
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Research identifies early-pregnancy gut microbiota associated with gestational diabetes
A new study has identified early-pregnancy gut microbiota signatures associated with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder that carries substantial risks to both maternal and fetal health.
Jul 1, 2025
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Replacing daily bread with oat β-glucan bread fails to lower key diabetes risk markers
A new international study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that simply replacing regular bread with a specially formulated oat β-glucan-enriched bread does not significantly improve long-term ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Scientists create functional 3D-printed human islets for type 1 diabetes treatment
A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink. Presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, the new technology ...
Jun 28, 2025
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People with severe diabetes cured in small stem cell trial
The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical trial were cured of their diabetes one year after receiving an advanced stem cell therapy.
Jun 28, 2025
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Disparities seen in continuous glucose monitor Rx by language preference
For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), disparities in continuous glucose monitor (CGM) prescriptions are seen by language preference, with less access to CGM prescriptions for adult patients with non-English language preference ...
Jun 27, 2025
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Genetics study leads to large-scale diabetes clinical trial launch in Chinese hospitals
Scientists have refined a new way of using genetics to identify whether someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes in Chinese populations—and it is now being used in a large clinical trial to improve treatment in the region.
Jun 27, 2025
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ADA: Insulin efsitora noninferior to glargine for reducing HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes
Once-weekly insulin efsitora alpha (efsitora) is noninferior to once-daily insulin glargine (glargine) for reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online June ...
Jun 27, 2025
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Blood glucose levels after glucose intake linked to increased life expectancy
It is well known that preventing the onset of diabetes reduces the risk of death, and that managing blood glucose levels is key to preventing diabetes. However, it remains unclear whether there are specific ranges within ...
Jun 26, 2025
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A cure for type 1 diabetes? Beta cell replacement with zimislecel achieves insulin independence in early trial
In a clinical trial led by University of Toronto researchers, an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet therapy (zimislecel) restored insulin production and ended severe hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes within a ...
Small molecule treatment could make islet transplantation therapy more effective
A pretreatment step could help transplanted pancreatic islets survive longer in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. One combination of small molecules ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Emotional demands and confrontation in person-contact roles linked to heightened type 2 diabetes risk
The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face-to-face or voice-to-voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Insulin on edge: Study identifies stress-triggered gene behind diabetes
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have identified a gene that, when activated by metabolic stress, damages pancreatic β-cells—the cells responsible for insulin production and blood sugar control—pushing ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Experimental drug burns fat and reduces blood sugar while preserving muscle mass
Lower blood sugar and increased fat burning—without negatively affecting appetite or muscle mass. These are some of the most promising effects of a new potential drug treatment for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity, ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Weekly semaglutide improves blood sugar and weight in adults with type 1 diabetes, clinical trial finds
A new clinical trial found that taking a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug once weekly significantly improves blood sugar and leads to substantial weight loss in adults with type 1 diabetes who use automated insulin delivery ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Trading diet sodas for water can help control diabetes and lose weight, research suggests
Want to lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes? Trade diet soda for a tall glass of water, a new small-scale study argues.
Jun 23, 2025
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Clinical trial for teens shows improved health outcomes for type 1 diabetes
A clinical trial involving adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) has found a combination therapy may reduce chronic kidney disease and improve health outcomes. The findings could help guide more precision care for young ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Simple muscle ultrasound may detect early prediabetes
A simple ultrasound of a patient's thigh or shoulder muscle may detect insulin resistance before it progresses to type 2 diabetes or even prediabetes.
Jun 17, 2025
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