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100 years of insulin: How immunotherapy could be future of diabetes treatment
100 years of insulin: How immunotherapy could be future of diabetes treatment This year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Before this discovery, diabetes was a fatal condition with a short lifespan for those with the condition. But in 1921, three scientists from the University of Toronto,…
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How one IndyCar driver turned his type 1 diabetes into an advantage
Like most of us, 2020 hasn’t exactly gone to plan for IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball. Here in July, we should already be midway through the season. But the sport only waved the green flag in early June, starting a condensed 14-race season that wraps up—hopefully—in Florida in October. It promises…
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Full interview: Genprex’s newly licensed type 1 diabetes gene therapy’s potential explained by scientist
Dr George Gittes, Professor of Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh explains how and why he began working on the gene therapy licensed by Genprex (NASDAQ:GNPX). Dr Gittes says the therapy, currently undergoing pre-clinical studies, has shown data where it caused pancreatic cells to turn into insulin-producing cells. Watch…
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Blood Sugar Readings – By Kelly Dawes
This does NOT include your CGM readings, these are for finger tests. What Affects Your Blood Sugar Test Readings? You Will Be Surprised! Since your doctor told you that you have diabetes, you’ve had to make a few changes. Among other things, you probably now must check your blood sugars…
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We want your stories! Join our team!
We are looking for people to join our team either as a one time thing or as a blogger! We’d love to hear your diabetic connections, whether through the eyes of a parent, a type 1 or even as a friend of a type 1. Contact Us for more information!…
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Rotavirus infection may turn on type 1 diabetes
Rotavirus infection may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, according to a front matter article published October 10 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Leonard C. Harrison of the University of Melbourne in Australia, and colleagues. Rotavirus remains the major cause of infantile gastroenteritis worldwide,…
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Could this insulin pill replace injections for people with type 1 diabetes?
A revolutionary insulin pill may allow people with type 1 diabetes to avoid needing to take injections, according to researchers in the US. A specialist unit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a 3cm capsule which could carry similar levels of insulin as a standard injection. The results…
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Abundance of Enteroviruses in the Gut Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Precursor
A new study by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health investigators has added new findings on the link between the presence of enteroviruses in children’s intestinal tracts and the onset of islet autoimmunity, which leads to type 1 diabetes. Nonpolio enteroviruses made the news in 2018 after 1 enterovirus…
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Women-owned tech company to revolutionise Type 1 diabetes management
Quin, a women-owned company, is expanding its research and development of a pioneering Type 1 diabetes management app for people who are living with the condition, which requires individuals to self-administer insulin throughout the day to ensure HbA1c (average blood glucose level over three months) are as close to normal…
