Type 1 Diabetes
Lower HbA1c, blood pressure protect against CVD in type 1 diabetes
Both lower HbA1c and lower blood pressure were protective cardiovascular health metrics for adults with type 1 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetologia.
Closed-loop insulin delivery improves time in range regardless of baseline HbA1c
Use of a closed-loop insulin delivery system resulted in improvement in time in range for people with type 1 diabetes in all subgroups of baseline HbA1c, according to an analysis of the International Diabetes Closed-Loop Trial.
Top in endocrinology: Stem cell-derived therapy for type 1 diabetes; surgical weight loss
Researchers at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions reported that a patient with type 1 diabetes gained insulin independence after receiving an investigational stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell therapy.
Future type 1 diabetes therapies, women’s CV health among plenary sessions at ENDO 2022
Experts from across the field of endocrinology will gather in Atlanta beginning Saturday for the first in-person Endocrine Society annual meeting in 3 years.
Bionic pancreas reduces HbA1c, improves time in range in type 1 diabetes: Pivotal data
NEW ORLEANS — Adults and children with type 1 diabetes who used an insulin-only bionic pancreas had reduced HbA1c without increasing hypoglycemia and other improved metrics compared with standard of care, researchers reported.
DIY artificial pancreas increases time in range vs. pump therapy in type 1 diabetes
NEW ORLEANS — Adults and children with type 1 diabetes who used an open-source automated insulin delivery system significantly increased time in target glucose range compared with baseline and with sensor-augmented pump therapy.
First patient gains insulin independence with novel stem cell-derived islet cell therapy
NEW ORLEANS — A man with long-standing type 1 diabetes and no endogenous insulin production achieved insulin independence after an infusion of an investigational stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell therapy, researchers reported.
Persistent residential segregation contributes to worse diabetes health in Black youths
NEW ORLEANS — A new study identified a link between persistent racial residential segregation and worse diabetes health in Black adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes risk rises with BMI during adolescence
NEW ORLEANS — Adolescents’ risk for developing type 1 diabetes rose with increasing BMI, according to data presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in Diabetologia.
Up to 1 in 4 adult survivors experience at least one long COVID symptom
COVID-19 survivors face a significantly higher risk than control patients for developing conditions affecting major system of the body, according to a study of nearly 2 million patients.