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Tue May 12

• Battling Diabetes with Beta Cells

Wed Apr 15

• Stem Cells Buy Freedom From Insulin for Type 1 Diabetics - MedlinePlus: TUESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- A particular type of stem cell transplantatio n using the patient's own cells led to short-term freedom from insulin injections in 20 of 23 patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes participating in an experimental protocol in Brazil. One patient even managed to go four years without needing outside sources of insulin, although the average was 31 months, said the authors of a report in the April 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a themed issue on diabetes. The patients also kept their blood sugar under control, which is key to preventing complications from diabetes. And, the authors stated, increased C-peptide levels indicated that the pancreas' beta cells were alive and well.
• WHAT IS DIABETES: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder.It is characterized by hyperglycemia, which actually means rise in blood sugar.

Sun Jan 18

• Professor, Duluth businessman join in finding cure for diabetes | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota: Professor Bernard Hering is investigating a way of preventing rejection when pig islets are transplanted into humans. Apparently the nature of the rejection that occurs between species is different from that occurring when transplanting within species...

Thu Dec 11

• The Protege Study: Clinical Trial - The Protégé study will further evaluate the safety of teplizumab and test whether it will reduce or prevent the autoimmune attack that damages beta cells. If it works, the person may need less injected insulin, and blood glucose levels may be easier to control if the remaining beta cells are preserved.
• JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy: The JDRF Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes is an international consortium that develops and implements strategies for prevention and treatment of diabetes by preserving and restoring insulin producing beta cells. It is composed of clinical and research departments, with associated facilities and reference centers and interactions with bioindustry and society.

Wed Jul 23

• Insulin - from secretion to action - Article courtesy of the Beta Cell Biology Consortium: explicacion de como funcionan las células beta

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