Type 1 Diabetes Related News
New artificial pancreas technology recommended in England and Wales
Around 105,000 people struggling with type 1 diabetes could benefit from artificial pancreas technology.
People who are struggling to manage their type 1 diabetes could...
Understanding how exercise affects insulin production
Findings from an investigation into insulin production in fruit flies may provide answers on the hormone’s role in the human body.
Insulin is an essential...
A potential new type 1 diabetes medication has been discovered
A new type 1 diabetes medication could prevent the disease by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease, according to the...
Blood sugar levels are key to avoiding diabetes complications
The levels of the long-term blood sugar, HbA1c, can be used accurately to determine the risk of diabetes complications in individuals, according to new...
Health inequalities found in access to insulin pumps
A team of US researchers has identified that there are still significant disparities in access to life-saving insulin pumps among youth patients with type...
Exposure to environmental pollutants may cause type 1 diabetes
A study pioneered at the University of Oslo (UiO) suggests that the environmental pollutants we consume when eating food may increase the risk of...
Flash glucose monitors now available for type 1 diabetes patients in the UK
The NHS has revealed that cutting-edge flash glucose monitors are now available for all UK patients with Type 1 diabetes, making the life-saving technology...
Is a new insulin patch the future of diabetes treatment?
The development of a new prototype insulin patch may revolutionise the future of treatment for diabetes, providing an alternative approach for administering the life-saving...
Newly discovered gene a potential cause of type 1 diabetes
Dr Sharad Purohit, Assistant Professor and Paul Tran, MD/PhD student at the Medical College of Georgia, explore the evidence that the CCR2 gene may...
The evolution of care for different types of diabetes
Gérard Soula, founder and CEO of biotech company, Adocia, discusses the challenges facing the diagnosis, treatment, and management of various types of diabetes.
Diabetes is...
Insulin-producing implants are being developed to control Type 1 diabetes
Scientists are using 3D printing technology and smart biomaterials to create an insulin-producing implant for people with Type 1 diabetes.
Bioengineers from Rice University, in...
Type 1 diabetes in babies could be prevented by restoring microbiota
New research suggests that it may be possible to prevent babies from developing Type 1 diabetes by restoring their gut microorganisms with a maternal...
A step closer to stem cell therapy for Type 1 diabetes treatment
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in the process of developing a stem cell therapy for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Scientists from the...
