Month: April 2013
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Cure Insight
Mending Metabolism
Bariatric surgery early in the course of a patient’s diabetes is far more likely to produce remission, and sustained improvements…
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Medicine/Drugs
Insulin Pills Move Closer To Reality
Our digestive system is marvelously effective at breaking food down into its molecular components. Getting a group of active insulin…
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Cure Insight
The Hygiene Hypothesis: Too Clean for Our Own Good?
The tiny eggs of pig whipworms may be key in slowing down Type 1 diabetes, and preventing it altogether in…
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Pumps
A Snappy Approach to Pump Technology
Snap is a feature-rich pump long on convenience but short on price. At around $700, it costs about the same…
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Cure Insight
Stemming the Tide of Immune Response
Delivering mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) during islet transplantation more than doubled islet function, enhanced islet survival and reversed rejection episodes.…
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Hypoglycemia
Dogs: A Different Kind of CGM
Diabetes alert dogs have amazing powers. But finding the right dog is still more of an art than a science.
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Hypoglycemia
“More Accurate Than The Meter” – And A Best Friend, Too
"Man's Best Friend": takes on new meaning when applied to diabetes alert dogs. Meet Liam Kelly, and his dog Max.
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Medicine/Drugs
Faster Insulin: A Heated Exchange
Faster bolus insulin absorption is the goal of InsuPatch and InsuPad, each of which uses heat applied to the infusion…
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