The student-designed cell therapy pouch is formed by two concentric stents, similar to the ones used to keep clogged blood vessels open. A band of nylon mesh surrounds the inner stent and holds the microcapsules containing helpful cells. The tiny openings in the mesh, each about 250 microns in diameter, …

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Use of the insulin analogues glargine and detemir can result in better glucose control. However, because glargine and detemir differ from one another, further clinical experience may identify which patient groups will do better on each drug. Dr Matthew C. Riddle recently spoke at an American Diabetes Association meeting and …

Individual differences in insulin secretion may explain why some individuals respond well to either a low-fat diet or low–glycemic-load diet, whereas others do not, a randomized study suggests.

Analysis Reveals Avandia Linked To 43 Percent Increased Risk For Heart Attack And 64 percent greater risk of Ccardiovascular Death.

Higher dietary intake of fiber from grains and cereals and of magnesium may each be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a report and meta-analysis.

Women with heart disease and diabetes are less likely to receive several types of routine outpatient medical care than men who have similar health problems, according to a RAND Corporation study.

The selective inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4), vildagliptin, promotes reduction of plasma glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes by suppressing endogenous glucose production and augmenting insulin secretion.

A history of migraine and other headache types has been linked to an increased prevalence of retinopathy in middle-aged individuals, supporting the hypothesis that neurovascular dysfunction underlies vascular headaches.

An oversupply of fatty acids plays a key role in the development of insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle of obese individuals.