Type 1 Diabetes

The mean age at diagnosis of diabetes for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic adults was 4-7 years earlier than for non-Hispanic white adults.

A program testing type 1 diabetes patients’ C-peptide levels found that approximately half of the group had a different form of diabetes.

A systematic review found patients with diabetes were associated with a 38% increased risk of developing herpes zoster. 

Could VX-880, a procedure using lab-grown pancreatic islet cells, be a potential cure for type 1 diabetes?

Recent studies show a correlation between patients with diabetes and ICU admissions/mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 infections in the United States.

How do the long-term benefits and complicating factors of bariatric surgery in type 1 diabetes patients compare to those with type 2?

In managing type 1 diabetes, a single combined formulation of pramlintide and prandial insulin can provide multiple benefits.

What if there is an adjunct option in managing type 1 diabetes beyond insulin analogs in the form of GLP-1 RAs?

People with diabetes are more sensitive to increased inflammatory response, contributing to a fast spread of COVID-19 infection. 

Systemic review shows sex, age, comorbid conditions, insulin use, and several out-of-range lab predictors on hospital admission, all play a role in COVID-19 severity.