News tagged with insulin therapy

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Researchers find potential new non-insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates ...

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created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism

Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the Americ ...

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study finds best use of insulin as diabetes progresses

(PhysOrg.com) -- A large-scale trial in diabetes patients has provided new evidence on how best to add insulin to standard drugs to control blood sugar levels as type 2 diabetes progresses.

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researcher ready to test new diabetes treatment in humans

A longtime diabetes researcher at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is setting up human tests for a new treatment he says might have fewer side effects than standard insulin therapy.

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created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Your arteries may be suffering insulin resistance, too

In people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, an inability to keep blood sugar levels under control isn't the only problem by far. A new report in the May issue of Cell Metabolism shows that our arteries suffer ...

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Brain might be key to leptin's actions against type 1 diabetes

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes.

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Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients

An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leptin therapy in animal models shows promise for type 1 diabetes

Using leptin alone in place of standard insulin therapy shows promise in abating symptoms of type 1 diabetes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

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created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0