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Adult offspring of mothers who had GDM or type 1 diabetes during pregnancy showed lower levels of fasting GLP-1 and weakened glucagon suppression… Louise Kepstrup, MD, of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues in the follow-up study, evaluated data on adult children (aged 18-27 years) from all pregnancies complicated …

An Artificial Pancreas People with type 1 diabetes may soon be able to set their insulin doses by smartphone. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University are testing a "bionic pancreas," a pump that goes under the skin that, when paired with an app and a small chip, tracks …

David Levy, MD, FRCP Diabetic foot infections (see also Chapter 10) Multidisciplinary teamwork with specialist podiatrists is crucial. Patients in primary care must be referred for specialist wound débridement and dressing, which are as important as antibiotic treatment. Worsening clinical features of infection are associated with increasing rates of hospitalization and …

David Levy, MD, FRCP Urinary tract infections (British National Formulary, section 5.1.13) Type 1 patients in the long-term EDIC study were no more likely to have cystitis than non-diabetic women. Poor glycemic control and vascular complications were not associated with increased risk of cystitis and pyelonephritis, but cystitis was strongly associated …

Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, talks about steps we can easily take to make sports more appealing and available to kids today such as making parks and other recreation spaces available to all kids, no matter their economic situation. He also addresses the issue of some parents being concerned about their children’s …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we delve into the multiple effects of insulin resistance on the body and how these effects can accumulate causing more problems such as CV issues down the road…. To download the complete set of slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, just use this link: Insulin Resistance – A …

Complications seen in the study included respiratory distress, high birth weight, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and hypoglycemia… Over the last 10 years, the use of glyburide to treat gestational diabetes has increased. Even though it is easy to use, however, it may not be a good alternative to insulin …

Certain changes in blood glucose levels over six months could indicate the onset of type 1 diabetes…. A progression scale for 6 months (PS6M) served as an indicator of short-term glycemic progression toward T1D, and could possibly be a useful tool for evaluating preventive treatments and biomarkers of T1D. Blood …

Lask of natural light said to disrupt circadian rhythms… Circadian rhythms are the physical and mental changes in the body responding to the cycle of light and darkness which regulate sleep/wake cycles, hormone releases, and body temperature. The study suggests the circadian rhythm could be disrupted due to a lack …

Protein activity in female muscles said more efficient… It’s long been known that obese men are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than obese women, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered it may be related to a difference between the sexes in the activity of a protein in …