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In one of the largest global studies of its kind, a multi-institution collaborative of researchers led by Emory University found that onset of type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes, is much higher among adults than previously believed. The investigators reviewed all published studies between 1990 and 2021 and found that there was a […]
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany Rivers are hoping to raise awareness for type 1 diabetes after their son was diagnosed with the condition when he was just 5 years old. “It’s our everyday,” Tiffany tells PEOPLE of her son, Gunner, being diagnosed with the condition six years ago. “It’s our normal. […]
One of the week’s top stories in endocrinology was about a study that found adults with type 1 diabetes who used a higher glucose threshold for hypoglycemia alarms during continuous glucose monitor therapy spent approximately 50% less time in hypoglycemia. Findings that showed older adults with diabetes who experienced severe hypoglycemia may be at a […]
What is type 1.5 diabetes, or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults? It is a type of diabetes that “straddles” types one and two diabetes. This means that certain aspects are more like type one, whereas other characteristics are more like type two – hence the name. However, currently it’s not classified as a separate type […]
NEW ORLEANS — Older adults with type 1 diabetes spent more than an hour per day on average with blood glucose levels in the hypoglycemic range and more than 20 minutes per day with levels less than 54 mg/dL, according to data presented at The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting. Anders L. Carlson “Adults aged 60 […]