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‘Life-changing’ arthritis drug could halt type 1 diabetes in a third of patients
An arthritis drug that could delay the progression of type 1 diabetes has been hailed as “life changing”. The autoimmune condition comes about when a patient’s body mistakenly attacks cells that produce the blood-sugar lowering hormone insulin. Patients are therefore forced to inject insulin at least once a day to…
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Heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop type 1 diabetes, say scientists who can spot early warnings of the condition in the genes and chemicals in the body
A heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop Type 1 diabetes, scientists say. UK and US researchers said up to 75 per cent of cases of the disease could be diagnosed by scouring the blood for biomarkers of the condition. The average child is in their mid-teens by…
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Developing an ‘Inverse Vaccine’ for Type 1 Diabetes
Developing an ‘Inverse Vaccine’ for Type 1 Diabetes Published: July 14, 2020 By Chelsea Weidman Burke BioSpace What do you get when you mix certain immune cells with vitamin D and a disease-provoking molecule? An innovative new vaccine for type 1 diabetes. “We are trying to educate the immune…
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Farewell to YesICanShop.com
The time has come to close down YesICanShop.com. The amount of time and effort dedicated to that website is overwelming. We here at YesICanEatCake.com want to make sure we can provide you with the most up to date diabetes information without sacrifice. With that being said, we want to thank…
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Type 1 diabetes causes widely misunderstood, sufferers say, with sugar shaming a ‘trigger’
A simple lunchbreak more than 20 years ago still brings up feelings of shame for Mackay resident Selina Neill. As a type 1 diabetic, Ms Neill has to inject herself with insulin several times a day, especially before meals, to regulate her blood sugar levels. “I was working for the…
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Developing an ‘Inverse Vaccine’ for Type 1 Diabetes
What do you get when you mix certain immune cells with vitamin D and a disease-provoking molecule? An innovative new vaccine for type 1 diabetes. “We are trying to educate the immune system to teach it what not to do,” Bart O. Roep, Ph.D., Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in…
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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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Ready-to-Use Glucagon effectively maintains blood sugar during exercise in type 1 diabetes
Delhi: A novel ready-to-use liquid stable glucagon was effective in maintaining euglycemia (normal levels of blood sugar) during prolonged, continuous, intense aerobic exercise in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a recent study published in the journal Diabetes. Ronnie Aronson from Canada and colleagues evaluated the safety and efficacy…
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How to test normal blood glucose levels
I get asked this question a lot, so here is the info! People who have diabetes tend to have slightly higher blood glucose, or sugar, levels at around 80–180 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that monitoring blood glucose levels helps people stay…
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I Got This: Country star George Canyon reflects on Type 1 diabetes, Omnipod, and chasing your dreams
Life on the road can be challenging at the best of times. For award-winning country music star George Canyon, the real difficulty isn’t finding a bed, eating a decent meal, or getting enough exercise. It’s Type 1 diabetes. The autoimmune disease, which usually develops in children and teens, targets and…
