Cebix Incorporated, based in San Diego, California, has started looking at another missing component of beta cell secretion: C-peptides.
I’ve been wearing the newest pump available from Minimed in the U.S., the Revel, for almost four months now. Minimed made it available to me through their temporary loaner pump program, and have kindly allowed me to hang on to it while I decide whether the Revel, an upgrade from the Minimed 522 I currently own, is worth the $400 that it costs to upgrade via their Paradigm Pathway Program.
Due to its unique mechanisms of action, the t:slim is smaller than many standard pumps, but still holds up to 300 units of insulin in its cartridge...
John Lachin had one last monkey wrench to throw in. He agreed that the problem was not severe hypoglycemia, and was not rapid lowering of HbA1c...
So we have a miniature hockey puck-- a container made of biocompatible titanium-- packed with membrane-covered enzymes and hermetically sealed. The device is...
By zeroing in on several gene variations that are key markers of diabetes, Buckner and her team have been able to trace the path of autoimmune dysfunction...
The Minimed Paradigm® Revel™ Insulin Pump includes a new feature called predictive alerts that the previous model did not have...
As a child with diabetes, one of the most frightening reminders of the danger of the disease was the emergency glucagon kit. Not only was it a symbol of the terrifying risk of severe hypoglycemia...
Incretin-based treatments target the beta cell and enhance the release of insulin based on the amount of glucose in the blood...
The PDRC is a new state-of-the-art diabetes research and clinical center under the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego...