High-dose vitamin D supplementation may help ward off chronic immune-mediated diseases like type 1 diabetes (T1D), Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Previous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency has been linked to immune-mediated diseases. (We...
A clinical study evaluating a new hypothesis that an inexpensive drug with a simple treatment regimen can prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D) was launched in Dundee, Scotland recently. The autoimmune diabetes Accelerator Prevention Trial (adAPT) is led by Professor Terence Wilkin, of the University of Exeter Medical School, with support from colleagues at the University of...
Post-Menopausal Women Taking Metformin for Diabetes May Be at Lower Risk of Cancer
Post-menopausal women who use metformin long-term for the treatment of diabetes may be at lower risk for developing certain cancers and dying from these diseases, reports a large prospective study from researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the University at Buffalo (UB). Their analysis was based on data from the Women’s Health Initiative...
The cost of insulin in the United States more than doubled between 2002 and 2013, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. As Reuters points out, the cost of other diabetes medications rose as well, but spending on insulin in 2013 was more than all of those other drugs combined....
From ENDO 2016: Large Whey Protein Breakfast May Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes
A large breakfast containing whey protein may help manage type 2 diabetes (T2D), new research from Israel reports. The study results were presented Saturday, April 2, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. “A high-calorie protein breakfast, medium-sized lunch and small dinner is a proven successful strategy for weight loss, improved...
From ENDO 2016: Engineered Ovary Implant Restores Fertility in Mice
Northwestern University scientists created a prosthetic ovary using a 3D printer – an implant that allowed mice that had their ovaries surgically removed to bear live young. The results were presented Friday, April 1, at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, ENDO 2016, in Boston. Researchers hope to use the technology to develop an ovary bioprosthesis that could be...
First Nations Canadians with Lowest Diabetes Risk Face Highest Levels of Discrimination
New research presented at the World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada — organized by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) — has produced the unexpected finding that First Nations Canadians most exposed to discrimination have the lowest prevalence of diabetes. These and other findings are presented by Roland Dyck, MD, of the Canadian Center for Health...
New evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding in protecting against diabetes was presented at this year’s World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada, with a study showing that breastfeeding protects Canadian women and their children (including First Nations Canadians) from developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). The prevalence of diabetes has increased rapidly in Canada, especially among...
