Type 1 Diabetes

Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Andrew M. Posselt, MD, PhD, FACS, and Peter Stock, MD, PhD Follow this link for Part 1: Beta-Cell Replacement (See also our recent interview on the use of pig islets in Phase 3 trials with …

New technology finds working beta cells in pancreas…. 

The onset of diabetes complications appear much earlier in youth with….

Researchers have homed in on the group B coxsackie viruses….

Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Andrew M. Posselt, MD, PhD, FACS, and Peter Stock, MD, PhD The goal of curing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is best achieved with beta-cell replacement therapy because this allows physiologic blood glucose control. Currently, the …

Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Jane Lee Chiang, MD, and Stephen E. Gitelman, MD GUIDELINES Current guidelines for glycemic control from select organizations worldwide are shown in Table 6.4.19-22,62 Due to the special nature of T1D, only those guidelines that …

Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Jane Lee Chiang, MD, and Stephen E. Gitelman, MD INTRODUCTION The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)1 was a landmark medical study conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). …

Social deprivation, in addition to A1c and age, is tied to the increased risk of mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes…. 

Physical inactivity, preproinsulin, and inflammatory markers are predictors for type 1 diabetes….