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Research News from December 19, 2018

Pancreas Volume Declines During the First Year After Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes and Exhibits Altered Diffusion at Disease Onset. Relative Pancreas Volume Is Reduced in First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Low Level Insulin Content Within Abundant Non-Beta Islet Endocrine Cells in Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes. Mortality in People With Type 1 Diabetes, Severe Hypoglycemia, and Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Referred for Islet Transplantation. Free full text available in PDF format. Design and Clinical Evaluation of the Interoperable Artificial Pancreas System (iAPS) Smartphone App: Interoperable Components with Modular Design for Progressive Artificial Pancreas Research and Development. Clinical […]

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Popular Press from December 12, 2018

Parents of Type 1 diabetic children advocate for better management of condition at school. Local teacher credits technology for making life with diabetes easier. 15-year-old Utahn is starring in a Netflix series, and he hopes it helps him spread awareness of Type 1 diabetes. Isolation and ignorance make life with Type 1 Diabetes in a rural area a lonely one. Bret Michaels reveals recent struggles with diabetes after performing at charity concert. The cost of diabetes: young students battle an invisible disease. Woman forced to ration diabetes medication due to high costs. ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’ — Patients Protest […]

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Celiac News from December 12, 2018

Celiac Disease: A Review of Current Concepts in Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Novel Therapies. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats. Are Gluten-Free Diets More Nutritious? An Evaluation of Self-Selected and Recommended Gluten-Free and Gluten-Containing Dietary Patterns. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats.

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Daily Care News from December 12, 2018

Effectiveness of insulin glargine U-300 versus insulin glargine U-100 on nocturnal hypoglycemia and glycemic control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Participants’ Experience and Engagement in Check It!: a Positive Psychology Intervention for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. Status and trends in the use of insulin analogs, insulin delivery systems and their association with glycemic control: comparison of the two consecutive recent cohorts of Japanese children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Association of kidney disease measures with risk of renal function worsening in patients with type 1 diabetes. Free full text available […]

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Social Media News from December 12, 2018

A Breath of Fresh Air. Podcast: Dads and Diabetes. Mental Health Q + A with Diabetes Psychologist Mark Heyman – Navigating the Holidays. Inhaled Insulin: Meet a Type 1 Who Uses Afrezza And Keeps Her A1C Below 6.0. FDA Updates Guidelines on Glucose Meter Accuracy. Child with T1D Commits Whole Family to Care. Insulin pumps, injury & death: A response from the community. How My Diabetes Supply Has Changed Due to Cost. Study explores fears of young adults with type 1 diabetes. Netnography: We Studied What People with Diabetes Do Online (And Why It Matters). At Last, A Conference Dedicated […]

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Research News from December 12, 2018

Proinsulin Secretion Is a Persistent Feature of Type 1 Diabetes. Associated auto-immune disease in type 1 diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Substrate metabolism, hormone and cytokine levels and adipose tissue signalling in individuals with type 1 diabetes after insulin withdrawal and subsequent insulin therapy to model the initiating steps of ketoacidosis. Location matters for insulin-producing cells.

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Popular Press from December 5, 2018

Snowboarder with diabetes inspires kids dealing with disease. Pioneering type 1 technology attracts Royal visit. Mom to mom: How to cope with your child’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Federal government improves access for sufferers of type 1 diabetes. Teen with Type 1 diabetes reminds classmates it’s no laughing matter. 4-year-old Sumter girl uses latest technology to manage diabetes. Marian Central grad has traveled the world as a food scientist. Diabetic schoolboy defies doctors to play in Dubai Rugby Sevens. ViaCyte raises $80 million for diabetes therapy. Is the world heading for an insulin shortage?

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Legislative and Policy News from December 5, 2018

Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes. Quarter of Insulin Users Skimp Because of Cost: Study Published. When High Prices Mean Needless Death. One in four patients say they’ve skimped on insulin because of high cost. Insulin Quest: When Lifesaving Drugs Are Out of Reach. See also The Truth About Human Insulin. High cost has many diabetics cutting back on insulin. SC patients, families struggling with diabetes hit hard with rising insulin costs.

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Celiac News from December 5, 2018

Quality of life in celiac disease and the effect of gluten-free diet. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats. Probiotics in Celiac Disease. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats. ‘The best day of our lives — the day our son got diagnosed with Celiac disease,’ said Sean Davis of Davis Feed & Farm Supply Ltd. Celiac disease may be treated with cystic fibrosis drugs. See also A pathogenic role for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in celiac disease. Celiac patients navigate holidays’ gluten minefield.

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Daily Care News from December 5, 2018

Adjunct Antihyperglycemic Agents in Overweight and Obese Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. The association between vascular complications during pregnancy in women with Type 1 diabetes and congenital malformations. Management of type 1 diabetes in primary schools in Ireland: a cross-sectional survey. Self-care support for the management of type 1 diabetes during the transition from childhood to adolescence. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats. ‘Social jetlag’ can make type 1 diabetes management more difficult.

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