Intensive Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
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Dr. Lori Laffel, chief of the Pediatric and Adolescent Section at Joslin Clinic and an Investigator in the section on Genetics and Epidemiology at Joslin Diabetes Center as well as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School discusses intesive therapy for Type 1 diabetes.
Healthcare Reform and Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes
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Healthcare reform will have significant implications for both patients living with diabetes and the healthcare professionals treating diabetic patients. How will healthcare reform impact current treatment, access and affordability? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, executive vice president
Largest Study of Its Kind Finds New Genetic Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
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Share on PinterestLargest ever genome-wide association study reveals fresh insights about type 2 diabetes risk. Image credit: TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images.The risk factors for type 2 diabetes are both environmental and genetic, and researchers have identified many genetic risk facto…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Shows Promise as Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
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Share on PinterestResearchers are hoping a rheumatoid arthritis drug may someday be prescribed to treat type 1 diabetes. mixetto/Getty ImagesA commonly prescribed medication for rheumatoid arthritis might help prevent the progression of type 1 diabetes, according to new research.Researchers said a …
Islet Cell Transplant for Diabetics
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In this segment, host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Berhard Hering, international expert in islet cell transplants. Dr. Hering explains the promising new procedure offering diabetics the hope of being insulin free.
Increasing Walking Speed May Cut Diabetes Risk
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Picking up your pace when you walk could offer extra protection against developing type 2 diabetes.In a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers in Iran determined that maintaining a habitual walking speed of 2.5 miles per hour (mph) or faster significantly lowered…
New Diabetes Drug May Lower or Eliminate Need for Insulin in Diabetics, New Study Says
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Type 1 diabetes patients treated with a popular medication used for diabetes and weight loss may dramatically reduce or eliminate the need for insulin, a small study conducted in Buffalo suggests."If these findings are borne out in larger studies over extended follow-up pe…
Identification and Management of Type 1 Diabetes
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Dr. Lori Laffel will discuss the increase in prevelence of Type 1 diabetes. She will also talk about the importance of glycemic control.
Statin Therapy and Diabetes Incidence
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned that patients taking cholesterol-fighting statins face a small increase in the risk of higher blood-sugar levels and of being diagnosed with diabetes. There has been conflicting information from several large trials about the effects of statin therapy
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/living-with-diabetes/2208/
Understanding a single illness can teach us much about medical history and the characters that shaped it. Diabetes is no exception. James Hirsch, author of “Cheating Destiny,” discusses some of the more colorful characters in the history of diabetes with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.