by Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as a pancreatic islet macrophage is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase. The scientists believe that the macrophages could be harnessed through new targeted treatments to prevent type 2 pre-diabetic patients from...
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Young adults of South Asian descent face higher risk of prediabetes, diabetes: study
by University of Toronto Compared to long-term residents, immigrants to Canada have a 40 percent higher risk of developing prediabetes, which is an early predictor of an individual’s likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes and associated illnesses, like heart disease. Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the...
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Types and rates of co-existing conditions in diabetes are different for men and women
DIABETOLOGIA A new study presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept) shows that men and women experience different comorbidities (other diseases at the same time) as having diabetes or prediabetes, as well as an unexpectedly high rate of prediabetes among children...