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Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (previously called juvenile diabetes) is typically diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults, but it can also develop during adulthood. Learn about the signs of Type 1 diabetes and get expert guidance on medication/insulin-use, meal planning and more.
iLet Bionic Pancreas System Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
PublishedThe new classification gives this device priority review in the agency’s approval process… Read More “iLet Bionic Pancreas System Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation”
New Gene Regions Linked to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1
PublishedThe largest study of its kind has identified 16 different areas of the human genome linked to this complication… Read More “New Gene Regions Linked to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1”
T1D Exchange Registry Seeks Type 1 Diabetes Patients for New Research
UpdatedThe T1D Exchange Registry is seeking information from people with type 1 diabetes to develop new treatments and inform decisions on national policy… Read More “T1D Exchange Registry Seeks Type 1 Diabetes Patients for New Research”
NIH Awards Grant to Develop At-Home Type 1 Diabetes Risk Testing
PublishedWith this government grant, Enable Biosciences hopes to make type 1 diabetes risk assessment easier and more widespread… Read More “NIH Awards Grant to Develop At-Home Type 1 Diabetes Risk Testing”
No Kidney Benefit in Type 1 From Reducing Uric Acid Levels: Study
PublishedResearchers were hopeful that the risk of diabetic kidney disease could be slashed with a generic drug, but this didn’t turn out to be the case… Read More “No Kidney Benefit in Type 1 From Reducing Uric Acid Levels: Study”
Increasing Insulin Supply and Lowering the Cost of Insulin
PublishedThe World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of the United Nations, has just announced a pilot program aimed at increasing the supply of insulin worldwide… Read More “Increasing Insulin Supply and Lowering the Cost of Insulin”
Blood Marker of Early Beta Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes Identified
PublishedDetecting the loss of insulin-producing cells early on may allow for targeted therapies in the future… Read More “Blood Marker of Early Beta Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes Identified”
Major Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Study Scaled Back
PublishedReduced federal funding for a major type 1 diabetes prevention study means that fewer high-risk children will be screened regularly for their diabetes risk… Read More “Major Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Study Scaled Back”
Predicting Type 1 Diabetes at an Early Age
PublishedA new study has reported that it might be possible to predict a child’s potential development of T1D as early as three months old… Read More “Predicting Type 1 Diabetes at an Early Age”
