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A new analysis supports what many in the healthcare field already suspect, that demand for endocrinologists in the United States far exceeds supply, and this shortfall in medical care will only get worse in the coming years.

An international team of researchers has finally managed to locate stem cells in the pancreas — in mice, at least and could pave the way for dramatic new therapies for diabetes, namely the regeneration of beta cells so the body could once again produce its own insulin.

New Research has discovered a substance that may become an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications. The substance, which is derived from yeast, is called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF).

Uncontrolled diabetes wreaks havoc on the body, often leading to kidney failure, blindness and death. A new study shows that the nation’s unchecked diabetes epidemic exacts a heavy financial toll as well: $174 billion a year, a 32 percent increase from 2002.

A new Mayo Clinic study found that 40 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are diagnosed with diabetes prior to their pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

In a recent study it was demonstrated that there is a very strong relationship between the levels of pesticides (POPs) in blood, particularly organochlorine compounds, and the risk of type 2 diabetes

Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular health show improvement with the improvement of postprandial glucose and lipid profiles.

According to a report by investigators in Finland. hypertension and type 2 diabetes independently increase the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), and the combination of the two increases the risk “dramatically,” especially in women.

Italian researchers report, that patients with type 1 hereditary hemochromatosis, associated with a homozygous mutation in the HFE gene, can benefit from phlebotomy and hence iron depletion.

A research team has discovered that in some individuals, the specialized immunoregulatory T-cells that regulate the body’s autoimmune reactions may lose their effectiveness and become “lazy” over time, leading to the onset of type 1 diabetes.