Diabetes

Credit: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID has infected at least a third of the U.K. population and is estimated to have factored in the deaths of …

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Vitamin D supplementation may help offset damaging bone loss that occurs in some people who take canagliflozin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug. Researchers will present their …

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More children and adolescents than usual developed type 1 diabetes in Finland in the first 18 months of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a recently completed …

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Pathogenesis of COVID-19 symptoms and therapeutic strategies. The insulin/IGF signaling pathway plays an important role in many biological processes, such as energy metabolism and cell survival. SARS-CoV-2 infection impairs transcriptional …

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Beta cells (green) produce the hormone insulin. Credit: Masur / Wikimedia Commons Research into the causes of type 1 diabetes often focuses on the autoimmune response, where the immune system …

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be …

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A photo from the research paper shows normal liver tissue at left and fatty liver tissue on the right. The white areas at right are accumulated lipids. Credit: University of …

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A transplanted pseudoislet made from CD63hi beta cells. Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a …

Losing a key type of pancreatic cell may contribute to diabetes Read More

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 42 and recently was diagnosed with diabetes. My doctor said I could manage the condition with diet and exercise for now …

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