Type 1 Diabetes

For those healthcare providers who treat diabetes with any kind of regularity, it has become increasingly obvious that several of our patients fall outside the current diabetes classification system. With individualization of patient care being the new focus, it can be challenging to accomplish this, when certain diabetic individuals don’t “conform” to the current definitions.

Scientists believe drug commonly prescribed for T2 could be routinely taken by T1 patients.

Could GLP-1 inhibitors be a useful adjunct therapy in type I diabetes?

In part one of this exclusive interview, Dr. Robert Geho discusses the essential role of the liver in metabolizing insulin, and asks why we hear about the artificial pancreas all the time, but never hear anyone talk about an artificial liver?

In this exclusive interview transcript, Dr. Stanley Schwartz discusses the proposed new diabetes classification, which seeks to not only just classify but to help in determining what type of treatment might be best for that patient.

A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has identified the genetic cause for a rare syndrome in children with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.

In part 3 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses how a cure based on the inexpensive BCG vaccine could permanently change type 1 treatment, and whether results could also apply to type 2.

In part 2 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses the challenges of dosing BCG correctly, and the difficulties of defeating autoimmunity in humans.

In part 1 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses her research and why an old tuberculosis vaccine may lead us to a cure for type 1.

Female, 32 years of age, well aware of the fact she had type 1 diabetes, was suicidal, who reported she chose to stop taking her insulin a few days earlier. Was taken to the police station on a warrant (unknown reason), who took her to the ED due to her report of suicidal ideation. She was found to be hyperglycemic at that time, but did not say she had type 1. Acetone was negative. Given 5 units regular insulin and sent back with police. She then started complaining of not feeling well, taken back to ED, no treatment and sent back with police. The next morning, complained of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.