By Nick Lavars The insulin pumps diabetics currently rely on do a great job of delivering the hormone as needed, but need regular replacing due to what are known as fibrils. These form over a day or two as insulin compounds accumulate into clumps and create the risk of blockages, but scientists in Australia have...
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Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice
About 7.4 million people in the U.S. require manufactured insulin to stay alive. I’m one of them. I’ve lived with Type 1 diabetes for over 15 years and inject two kinds of insulin every day. These insulins are notoriously expensive, and even with health insurance, people with diabetes regularly struggle to make ends meet. The price of some...
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Researchers discover a new way in which insulin interacts with its receptor
by Rockefeller University Press Since the discovery of insulin nearly 100 years ago, scientists have explored how it interacts with its receptor with the goal of improving the ability of therapeutic insulins to mimic the way insulin works in the body. In a new study, researchers have solved a critical piece of the puzzle by...
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Key mechanism in insulin release by cholesterol metabolite found
LUND UNIVERSITY Insulin which is released by pancreatic beta-cells is the main regulator of blood sugar. Previous and current studies by a research group at Lund University in Sweden have identified around hundred different receptors on the surface of the beta-cells, with a diverse functional impact on the beta-cells. Now researchers at Lund University in...
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It’s not just insulin: Diabetes patients struggle to get crucial supplies
by Bram Sable-Smith In the first three months after getting his Dexcom continuous glucose monitor, Ric Peralta said, he reduced his average blood sugar level by 3 percentage points. “It took me from not-very-well-managed blood sugar to something that was incredibly well managed,” said Peralta, a 46-year-old optician in Whittier, Calif., who was diagnosed with...
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Exploring the role of insulin in heart disease among men
by The City University of New York Men have shorter life expectancy than women, in part due to the higher rates of heart disease among men. To address this disparity, heart disease is now being considered with the well-established evolutionary biology theory that suggests that the intrinsic drive to achieve reproductive success can sometimes occur...
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Discontinuing insulin for older adults with type 2 diabetes
by Kaiser Permanente Patients with type 2 diabetes who were in poor health were more likely to continue taking insulin after age 75 than their counterparts in better health, according to Kaiser Permanente research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. As people with type 2 diabetes age, the risks of insulin use can outweigh its...
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Identifying new important players in insulin homeostasis
by La Trobe University Researchers from La Trobe University in Australia and the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden, partner in the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), in Germany have identified that the protein Atp6ap2 is essential for the correct functioning of pancreatic beta cells. When this protein was switched off in the beta cells...
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Reality check on Lilly’s new, cheaper insulin
Eli Lilly’s decision to start selling a new version of its most popular fast-acting insulin highlights the industry’s concerns about possible legislation or regulation to rein in drug prices. Reality check: Some diabetic patients will benefit from Lilly’s new authorized generic, called Lispro. But the PR-heavy move, which has been replicated for other controversially priced medicines, isn’t structural change. It aligns with the Trump administration’s goal...
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Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Vaccinated Against ‘Stomach Flu’ Virus
Posted Today Vaccinating babies against a virus that causes childhood “stomach flu” greatly reduces their chance of getting so sick that they need hospital care, a new study shows. But the University of Michigan study also reveals a surprise: Being fully vaccinated against rotavirus in the first months of life is associated with a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes. As a group, children who received all recommended doses of rotavirus...