Continuous Glucose Monitoring Helps Young People with Type 1 Diabetes Achieve Better Glycemic Control
Study Highlights: Six-month clinical trial shows that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) helps adolescents and young adults manage their type 1 diabetes more effectively, compared with daily use of...
Read more on Continuous Glucose Monitoring Helps Young People with Type 1 Diabetes Achieve Better Glycemic Control Different kinds of white fat are important in disease
Multiple populations of subcutaneous white fat cells each may play different roles in obesity, diabetes and other diseases. BOSTON – (May 1, 2020) – Excess white fat causes obesity, which in turn can...
Read more on Different kinds of white fat are important in disease Small rises in blood glucose trigger big changes in insulin-producing cells
Research in rats identifies surprising effects on hormone production that may accelerate diabetes. BOSTON – (April 16, 2020) – In diabetes, tiny clusters of insulin-producing “beta cells” in the...
Read more on Small rises in blood glucose trigger big changes in insulin-producing cells Researchers Identify Potential Early Biomarker to Track Development of Dangerous Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
BOSTON – ( April 6 , 2020) – Fatty liver disease not associated with alcohol consumption, which is called Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or NAFLD, affects more than one billion people worldwide...
Read more on Researchers Identify Potential Early Biomarker to Track Development of Dangerous Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Joslin Research Ties Autoimmunity-Associated Heart Dilation to Potential Heart-Failure Risk in Type 1 Diabetes
BOSTON -- (March 31, 2002) -- People with type 1 diabetes, particularly those with poor glycemic control, are at markedly increased risk for cardiovascular disease than the general population. Even...
Read more on Joslin Research Ties Autoimmunity-Associated Heart Dilation to Potential Heart-Failure Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Brown fat can burn energy in an unexpected way
The discovery that immature fat cells can generate heat without gathering fat may open opportunities to treat obesity and diabetes.
Read more on Brown fat can burn energy in an unexpected way Joslin Diabetes Center Confirms One Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
Employee works in administrative position; no direct patient contact Despite taking every precaution, it was inevitable that individuals working in the healthcare field would be impacted by the global...
Read more on Joslin Diabetes Center Confirms One Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) For the evaluation and treatment of diabetic eye disease, ultra-wide field imaging techniques cannot be used interchangeably
To assess diabetic retinopathy in patients, clinicians often use UWF fluorescein angiography and UWF color imaging interchangeably, but these two tests can lead to different results. BOSTON – (March 5...
Read more on For the evaluation and treatment of diabetic eye disease, ultra-wide field imaging techniques cannot be used interchangeably New Closed-Loop System Offers Promise as Novel Treatment for Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia
The algorithm-controlled system senses impending lows and delivers small doses of liquid glucagon to raise blood sugar to safe levels. BOSTON - (January 9, 2020) - Gastric bypass vastly improves the...
Read more on New Closed-Loop System Offers Promise as Novel Treatment for Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia Roberta Herman, MD to become new Joslin Diabetes Center President and CEO
Boston, MA (December 18, 2019) — Today, Joslin Diabetes Center’s Board of Trustees announced that Roberta Herman, MD, has been selected as the Center’s new President and Chief Executive Officer...
Read more on Roberta Herman, MD to become new Joslin Diabetes Center President and CEO Research may show way to minimize complications after heart treatment
BOSTON – (October 1, 2019) – People with diabetes are much more likely to develop heart disease than those without the condition. They also are several times more likely to develop complications after...
Read more on Research may show way to minimize complications after heart treatment Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology
Study based at Joslin Diabetes Center and other centers shows safety, efficacy benefits for people with type 1 diabetes BOSTON – (October 16, 2019) – A multi-center randomized clinical trial...
Read more on Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology The diabetes pandemic and the promise of connected care
BOSTON – (October 3, 2019) – Digital diabetes management systems (“connected diabetes care”) have the potential to become part of a new diabetes care model, augmenting the traditional practice of...
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Insulin may drive the clogging of stents that often follows coronary angioplasties in people with diabetes. BOSTON – (October 1, 2019) – People with diabetes are much more likely to develop heart...
Read more on Research may show way to minimize complications after heart treatment Discovery enables clear identification of diseased beta cells in type 2 diabetes
This study not only solves the problem of cell separation in the laboratory but helps improve understanding of how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease. BOSTON – (July 29, 2019) – Researchers at...
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