Michael Ellsessar, a 16-year old high school student with Type 1 diabetes, died on the second play of a recent junior varsity football game. Ellsessar had caught a pass, was tackled, got up and then collapsed shortly thereafter.
EMTs standing on the sidelines, and a state trooper with medical training that was also serving as a referee at the game, rushed to Ellsessar’s aid. Emergency personnel used a portable automated external defibrillator (more…)
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes.
“Our findings really pave the way for understanding the mechanism by which leptin therapy improves type 1 diabetes,” said Dr. Roberto Coppari, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study involving laboratory (more…)
The FDA surprised many on Wednesday when it declined to approve Amylin Pharmaceuticals’s once-a-week Type 2 diabetes drug Bydureon, according to an article from the Associated Press. Bydureon is a newer version of twice-a-day injectable Type 2 drug Byetta.
The FDA’s decision has set the company back and put it behind competitors. However, because of concerns over potential heart-related side effects of the drug, the agency asked (more…)
New research suggests that the failure of beta cells in Type 2 diabetics occurs much earlier and more swiftly than previously thought, according to an article from Diabetes in Control. Beta cells are responsible for producing insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating sugar levels in the blood.
The findings, researchers say, indicate that the current approach to treating Type 2 diabetes in inadequate. In people with Type 2 diabetes, (more…)
TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — An intensive lifestyle change program helped people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and keep it off, a new study shows.
The program also led to improved control of blood glucose levels and reduced risk factors for cardiovascular disease, both of which are critical in preventing long-term complications caused by diabetes.
The study included 5,145 overweight or obese (more…)