(HealthDay)—It’s not always easy—even for doctors—to tell if someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they’re diagnosed as
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Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
Previous research has shown that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to prevent tuberculosis, can reduce blood sugar levels in
Continue reading »Study reveals the current rates of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American adults
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that type 2 diabetes remains overwhelmingly the most common type of
Continue reading »The speed you type on a keyboard could reveal if you have Parkinson’s
The speed you type on a keyboard could reveal if you are in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease The
Continue reading »Type 2 diabetes in children: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
In this article, we look at what type 2 diabetes is and describe its symptoms, causes, and risk factors in
Continue reading »Failing immune system ‘brakes’ help explain type 1 diabetes in mice
Immune reactions are usually a good thing—the body’s way of eliminating harmful bacteria and other pathogens. But people also rely
Continue reading »Insurance gaps linked to five-fold rise in hospital stays for adults with type 1 diabetes
For a million American adults, living with type 1 diabetes means a constant need for insulin medication, blood sugar testing
Continue reading »Patients with type 1 diabetes saw blood sugars improve with liraglutide
Researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have found that adding liraglutide
Continue reading »Artificial pancreas helps hospitalized type 2 diabetics
(HealthDay)—Using an artificial pancreas can help hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes maintain good blood sugar control, a new study
Continue reading »New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer, study finds
Survival times for a highly aggressive type of blood cancer have nearly doubled over the last decade due to the
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