By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — In news that might one day help humans who struggle with type 1 diabetes every day, Spanish researchers report that a single session of gene therapy injections cured five beagle puppies who had the blood sugar disease.
Even four years later, the dogs showed no signs [...]
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Lucky Dogs Get Shot at Diabetes Cure
February 14, 2013
Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds
February 8, 2013
Researchers have documented a startling rise in the rate of type 1 diabetes in one city: Diagnoses in kids younger than 5 jumped by 70 percent between 1985 and 2004 in Philadelphia.
Managing Type 1 Diabetes Can Stress Teens
April 21, 2010
Teens with type 1 diabetes may need help as they begin taking more responsibility for monitoring their blood glucose levels and administering insulin, a new study suggests.
Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes Moves Closer to Reality
April 15, 2010
The first human trials of the latest design of an artificial pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes found the device worked without causing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
Vaccine Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
April 8, 2010
Canadian researchers have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in mice using a new vaccine technology that appears to solely target the immune system cells responsible for the disease.
Artificial Pancreas Prototype in Development for Type 1 Diabetics
January 14, 2010
The first version of an artificial pancreas — a potentially revolutionary way to manage insulin delivery in people with type 1 diabetes — may be available in as little as four years.
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
July 6, 2009
Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.
Type 1 Diabetes Rates Rising Among European Children
May 28, 2009
If current trends continue, cases of type 1 diabetes among European children under 15 will increase by 70 percent by the year 2020, a new study suggests.
Stem Cell Transplant May Allow Type 1 Diabetics To Delay Insulin
April 14, 2009
A handful of people with type 1 diabetes have been able to survive without insulin shots for more than 2-1/2 years, on average, after having their own blood stem cells removed and reimplanted through intravenous injection, U.S. and Brazilian researchers reported on Tuesday.
Most Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Lack Vitamin D
December 22, 2008
FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) — Almost 75 percent of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have insufficient levels of vitamin D, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston report.
A deficit in vitamin D can lead to bone problems later in life, especially among those with type 1 diabetes. While vitamin D is [...]
