The Junvile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) has undertaken an ambitious project to create an artificial pancreas.  There are many hurdles to overcome, but JDRF has released initial results that are encouraging. On September 8th, 2009, the JDRF released a press release showing preliminary results of the continuious glucose montiors (CGM) which “demonstrate continued improvements […]

An new breakthrough for Type 1 Diabetics using stem-cell therapy was just reported.  Details of  a new study by a team of Brazilian and American scientists are published in the vol 301 no. 15 of the April 15, 2009 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study was led by Julio Voltarelli, from the […]

While symptoms of diabetes are sometimes noticeable, diabetes can also come without any clear signs at all.  There are an estimated 5.7 million people (almost 25% of those with diabetes in the United States) who are unaware they have the disease.The National Institute of Health states that the the symptoms of diabetes “often” are not […]

According to some recent findings in the field of medicine, researchers are of the view that there are some effective non invasive methods to deliver insulin to the diabetics such as oral insulin pills, transdermal ultrasonic therapy, nanotechnology-based therapy and many more. 

Ou August 27,2008 Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers posted the results of a startling new experiment: using mice, they converted adult pancreatic cells into insulin-producing beta cells. Although early in the process, this experiment opens the door for new cures for a variety of illnesses.  A diabetic, for example, could have their own cells transformed […]

In an effort to reduce the population of overweight people in Japan, the Japanese governement has set limits for male and female waistlines at 33.5 inches and 35.4 inches respectively (for people between 40 and 74 years of age). 
How does one enforce such a measure?

 Many people are convinced that sugar is one of the evils of modern diets and responsible for a multitude of human diseases, especially diabetes.
Indeed, for much of the last century, students in health-care professions were taught that sugar was uniquely involved in accelerating diabetes because it caused a surge in blood sugar after consumption. This […]

There are several symptoms that can lead to the diagnosis of diabetes. However, even the most common of symptoms might not be noticeable in all cases of diabetes. When they are present in some cases they might not be consistent.
Among the most popular of symptoms is frequent urination. When the body is unable to utilize […]

Controlling diabetes is very important and should be supervised by a medical doctor. Controlling diabetes is done with a treatment plan that keeps the blood glucose in its “target range. Controlling diabetes is a very important part of beating the disease; however it requires one to greatly change their lifestyle, and takes time and determination.

Living with diabetes is a problem that hundreds of thousands of people have to deal with. This is a lifestyle disease that affects the way the body metabolizes and uses sugar.
Those who have this disease will have a variety of side effects that can be either short or long term. Many people eventually go blind, […]