Outcomes worse for children with type 1 diabetes who are Black
Black children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience disparities in health outcomes compared with other racial and ethnic groups with similar neighborhood opportunity profiles,...
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Stem cell therapy protects against the side effects of cancer drugs — ScienceDaily
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are widely used to treat a variety of cancers; however, one serious side effect is the onset of type 1 diabetes....
Screening some patients sooner may reduce racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes diagnosis, researchers show
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, affecting more than 34 million adults and...
Active brown adipose tissue protects against ‘pre-prediabetes’ — ScienceDaily
In a prospective study of young, lean adults, PET/CT imaging revealed that higher levels of active brown adipose tissue (also known as “brown fat”)...
Research unlocks personalized care in type 2 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Moving away from a “one-size fits all” care regime has the potential to transform care for people with type 2...
New trial brings hopeful treatment one step closer to the clinic — ScienceDaily
Islet cell transplants are a promising treatment that can cure difficult-to-treat type 1 diabetes. The cells, taken from a donor pancreas, provide patients with...
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from COVID
Risk of bias graphs and study data extraction strategy. (A) Review authors’ judgements about each risk of bias item per included study. Review authors’...
Clinical trial is planned based on results from preclinical study. — ScienceDaily
In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune response attacks the pancreas’s insulin-producing beta cells, leading to marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Lifelong daily insulin...
‘Control sugar levels sooner to guard against heart attacks’ finds new study into type 2 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study suggests that controlling blood sugar levels within the first year of diabetes diagnosis reduces the incidence of...
Cognitive Impairment Linked to Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetes
Cognitive impairment is linked to the risk for major cardiovascular events like a heart attack or stroke — and may indicate the need for...