Diabetes
US could face surging numbers of teens with diabetes
The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds.
Dec 30, 2022
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Diabetes
Wafer-thin device has potential to transform the field of islet cell transplantation
A quarter-sized device created at Houston Methodist could drastically alter the course of treatment for type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition that impacts millions of Americans and does not have a cure.
Dec 27, 2022
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Medical research
Xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can help decrease blood glucose levels
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common lifestyle disease that is prevalent worldwide. It can often lead to complications, such as diseases of the heart, and increased risk of death, but preventive measures, such as a healthy ...
Dec 27, 2022
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Diabetes
Glycemic control stagnant in US from 1988 to 2020
Glycemic control has stagnated in the United States since 1988, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 23, 2022
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Diabetes
Study discovers novel therapeutic target to advance the treatment of diabetic eye diseases
A recent study discovered a novel therapeutic target named ADAM10 that could be used to treat patients with Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), a condition that leads to blindness induced by prolonged diabetes. Abnormal blood vessel ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Genetics
Team identifies new pathogenic mechanism for diabetes onset in MODY3
In order to treat patients with diabetes in the best possible way it is necessary to understand the disease mechanism. MODY type 3 (MODY3) is a monogenic hereditary form of diabetes that is caused by a genetic defect in the ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Health
I've been diagnosed with prediabetes. What does that mean?
If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, it means your blood sugar levels are not high enough to be classified as Type 2 diabetes, but are high enough to indicate a need for change.
Dec 21, 2022
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Diabetes
Tiny patch could give diabetics painless glucose monitoring
University of Waterloo researchers are developing a new patch that would offer diabetics an affordable, accurate, pain-free, round-the-clock alternative to traditional tests that require pricking a finger for a blood sample ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Diabetes
Metformin use significantly reduces risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes
Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements. In the United States, the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Medications
Metformin relies on the action of a cellular-stress-response protein, study finds
Metformin, the most prescribed drug for treating diabetes mellitus, known as type 2 diabetes, requires the presence of the growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15)—a protein whose expression increases in response to cellular ...
Dec 16, 2022
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