I first remember reading about Denise Faustman from a disputed article claiming that she “cured” mice of Type 1 Diabetes. It was ground-breaking research that she started back in 2001 and she is still working on getting her research through the FDA. Dr Faustman gives me hope about a possible cure for Diabetes. She also [...]
Now that Obama has changed the US stance on stem cell research, we have more hope than ever that Type 1 Diabetes will finally start to recieve the correct kind of research that will lead to an all out cure. Denise Faustman is my favorite Type 1 Diabetes researcher and is now in Phase I [...]
Perhaps one of the most promising areas of research for long time Type 1 Diabetics lies with Denise Faustman and her lab at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is working on a methodology for treating long standing Type 1 Diabetes through an innovative, and controversial method- by retraining the bodies immune system. Denise released research [...]
Two separate studies done on Tai Chi were shown to effect blood sugar levels. Each involved around 30 subjects and 30 controls. The findings are not too suprising, as moderate exercise is of course beneficial to Diabetics, but it is good to see the research. The BBC has a good writeup on this recent study.
An interesting news article is getting some coverage in the news about Vitamin D and its relation to Type 1 Diabetes in a new study done in the UK. The study was done in Manchester at the St. Mary’s Hospital for Women and Children. The effect was dose-dependent and should certainly be of interest to [...]
A recent article I came across has some interesting information about two important minerals for Diabetics- Magnesium and Chromium. I have an extensive review of the research surrounding Chromium, but I have not done any research on Magnesium yet. It appears that studies are associating low levels of Magnesium with insulin utilization problems and Type [...]
An inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug called Salsalate could help prevent Type 2 Diabetes by lower blood sugar levels and reducing inflamation, which is an important indicator of Type 2 Diabetes. The study is in the February issue of Diabetes Care entitled – Salsalate Improves Glycemia and Inflammatory Parameters in Obese Young Adults. The study examined inflammatory [...]
The National Institute of Heath recently granted $169 Million Dollars to the University of South Florida to study the environmental causes of Type 1 Diabetes. The causes for Type 1 Diabetes are thought to be both genetic and environmental, but not much research has gone into the environmental part of the equation. This study will [...]
An interesting study was completed at the University of Texas School of Health Information. It was called Glucose-sensing pulmonary delivery of human insulin to the systemic circulation of rats. The research team was attempting to create a delivery mechanism for Insulin that would be automatic when sugar was sensed in the blood stream. The insulin [...]
Yet another development in the recent Rosiglitazone controversy has scientists disputing the recent meta-analysis of Rosiglitazone (Avandia). From what I recall, the debate to date has generally taken this form. First there was a controversial meta-analysis study of over 40 studies completed on Rosiglitazone. It concluded that there was an unforeseen heart attack risk associated [...]
