New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher
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New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher

Byangie vallejo

This artilcle was taken from: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/new-method-of-treating-type-1-diabetes-proposed-by-us-researcher-92461916.html By Jack Woodfield Targeting the liver with insulin could be the best way to treat type 1 diabetes, US researchers have claimed. A team from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center set out to investigate whether people with type 1 diabetes experience resistance to the manufactured insulin they take and consider…

Record numbers of amputations on NHS amid warnings 1 in 10 will soon suffer type two diabetes
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Record numbers of amputations on NHS amid warnings 1 in 10 will soon suffer type two diabetes

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/02/record-numbers-amputations-nhs-amid-warnings-1-10-will-soon/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Record number of people are undergoing amputations on the NHS, official figures show, amid warnings that diabetes will soon afflict one in 10 adults. Health officials said it was a “tragedy” that so many people were facing life-changing surgery as a result of preventable ill-health. Estimates suggest…

Pre-diabetes makes patients out of healthy people, say critics
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Pre-diabetes makes patients out of healthy people, say critics

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/07/pre-diabetes-makes-patients-out-of-healthy-people-say-critics By Nicola Davis The term, rejected as diagnosis by World Health Organization, is still used in the UK and US Labelling people as having pre-diabetes could do more harm than good, experts have said, as research reveals that even some of those involved in coining the term now reject it. The…

One in 10 over 40s has diabetes, amid doubling in numbers with the condition
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One in 10 over 40s has diabetes, amid doubling in numbers with the condition

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/26/one-10-40s-has-diabetes-amid-doubling-numbers-condition/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor One in ten people over 40 now has diabetes, amid a doubling in the numbers suffering the condition within two decades, new figures show. The research by Diabetes UK suggests that by 2030, around 5.5 million people will be suffering from the condition, which is fuelled by obesity. The…

Viruses in the gut could kick-start type 1 diabetes development
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Viruses in the gut could kick-start type 1 diabetes development

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/feb/viruses-in-the-gut-could-kick-start-type-1-diabetes-development-96219079.html By Jack Woodfield Viruses that linger in the gut could potentially trigger type 1 diabetes in children, scientists have said. Research teams from the US and Australia have been investigating the effect of enteroviruses, and whether there is a way to prevent these viruses from encouraging type 1 diabetes development. Enteroviruses are a…