Special Infant Formula May Protect Babies from Type 1 Diabetes
If you have a new infant in your family and a family history of type 1 diabetes, feeding your baby a special formula when weaning off breastfeeding may protect against the development of the antibodies associated with type 1 diabetes, thus potentially shielding your child from developing the disease itself. This is the finding of [...]
If you have a new infant in your family and a family history of type 1 diabetes, feeding your baby a special formula when weaning off breastfeeding may protect against the development of the antibodies associated with type 1 diabetes, thus potentially shielding your child from developing the disease itself. This is the finding of a new study, conducted by Finnish researchers, that was published in the November 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The researchers randomly assigned 230 babies at high risk of type 1 diabetes to receive either a regular infant formula or one that was extensively hydrolyzed — meaning that the proteins in the formula are already partially broken down and more readily available for digestion.
When Diabetes Steals Your Livelihood
Too often our preconceptions of work-limiting disabilities are confined to suddenly devastating conditions, such as spinal cord injury or stroke. We rarely consider how diseases such as diabetes can be just as debilitating and just as costly to a family. With November being recognized as National Diabetes Awareness Month, we should remember the people who [...]
Too often our preconceptions of work-limiting disabilities are confined to suddenly devastating conditions, such as spinal cord injury or stroke. We rarely consider how diseases such as diabetes can be just as debilitating and just as costly to a family. With November being recognized as National Diabetes Awareness Month, we should remember the people who are unable to work due to the complications of diabetes and who need the benefits to which they are entitled under Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
That was the case with Theresa Edwards, an Odenton, Md., resident whose diabetes medications made her unable to focus on work. She lost her job as a customer service representative because she couldn’t function while on the medications she needed to be taking.
Press Release – Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Launches $100 Million Initiative Targeting America’s Type 2 Diabetes Crisis
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation announced Together on Diabetes®: Communities Uniting to Meet America’s Diabetes Challenge, a 5-year, $100 million initiative to help patients living with type 2 diabetes better manage their disease beyond the doors of their doctor’s office – in their homes and communities – and for the course of their disease. The largest corporate philanthropic [...]
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation announced Together on Diabetes®: Communities Uniting to Meet America’s Diabetes Challenge, a 5-year, $100 million initiative to help patients living with type 2 diabetes better manage their disease beyond the doors of their doctor’s office – in their homes and communities – and for the course of their disease.
The largest corporate philanthropic commitment to fighting type 2 diabetes in the United States, Together on Diabetes® will draw upon the Foundation’s deep experience supporting community-based, non-medical support services that complement medical care and improve health outcomes. This
Press Release – “Be Part of the Cure” Campaign Kicks Off National Diabetes Awareness Month
HOLLYWOOD, FL- Beginning today, thousands of people who want to help put an end to diabetes can be part of the cure by participating in the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s online campaign at BePartoftheCure.org. Kicking off National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Be Part of the CURE campaign is a fun and meaningful way for people [...]
HOLLYWOOD, FL- Beginning today, thousands of people who want to help put an end to diabetes can be part of the cure by participating in the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s online campaign at BePartoftheCure.org. Kicking off National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Be Part of the CURE campaign is a fun and meaningful way for people living with diabetes, their family and friends, and anyone concerned about curing this devastating disease to literally participate in the “CURE.”
The centerpiece of the campaign, which runs through December 31st, is a virtual mosaic that spells the word C-U-R-E, populated by the images of those affected by diabetes.
Diabetes and Autoimmunity
The JDRF is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. A lot has changed in the past four decades. One change has to do with the organization’s name. JDRF stands for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Years ago we called what we now know as type 1 diabetes, Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus (JODM). We called it that [...]
The JDRF is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. A lot has changed in the past four decades. One change has to do with the organization’s name. JDRF stands for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Years ago we called what we now know as type 1 diabetes, Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus (JODM). We called it that because we knew (or thought we knew) it was the kind of diabetes that occurred in children. We now know that type 1 diabetes occurs in people of all age groups. There was a lot we didn’t know 40 years ago, one of which was that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease.
Many people still use the broad term “diabetes mellitus” to cover all types of diabetes.
Press Release – Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes
The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes. Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in response to viral infections were present in both rats [...]
The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in response to viral infections were present in both rats and humans, and that those same genes were also associated with a susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.
“Diseases arise as a result of many genetic and environmental factors through gene networks that cause tissue damage,” explained study senior author Dr.
Gestational Diabetes
Women who deal with gestational diabetes in their first or second pregnancy are far more likely to develop the condition again in their third pregnancy, according to a new study from Kaiser Permanente that examined the electronic medical records of 65,132 women. The study was published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology [...]
Women who deal with gestational diabetes in their first or second pregnancy are far more likely to develop the condition again in their third pregnancy, according to a new study from Kaiser Permanente that examined the electronic medical records of 65,132 women. The study was published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology last month.
Gestational diabetes, an expectant mother’s temporary battle with high blood sugar, complicates some seven percent of U.S. pregnancies. It poses a host of risks to both mother and child, including eventual development of type 2 diabetes and early delivery for the mothers.
