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Upcoming Free Webinar: Preventing Type 1 Diabetes
We’re excited to invite you to our second webinar, taking place on June 26 at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time). Join internationally recognized expert Dr. Bruce Perkins (University of Toronto) for an insightful presentation on Type 1 diabetes. Dr. Perkins will explore how the condition can be predicted through screening—including among family members, individuals with related...
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Why Is It So Hard To Keep Transplanted Beta Cells Alive?
Why are beta cells transplanted? Insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are critical for helping to keep blood sugar levels in a healthy range. Type I diabetes develops when these cells, found in cell clusters called islets, are attacked and destroyed by a person’s own immune system. Clinical trials have shown that it is possible...
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Why Can’t Everyone with Type 1 Diabetes Get an Islet Transplant?
Islet transplantation is an emerging therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D) that aims to restore the body’s ability to make insulin. In this minimally invasive procedure, insulin-producing mini-organs (“islets”) are taken from a donor pancreas and delivered into the liver of a person with T1D. These islets then help stabilize blood sugar levels, reduce the...
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Your Muscles Manage Your Blood Sugar: A Guide for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Skeletal muscle is an insulin-sensitive tissue, meaning insulin acts on it to promote glucose uptake for energy and storage. In fact, skeletal muscle uses 80% of the glucose that enters the bloodstream following a meal. It is therefore essential for blood glucose regulation. People with low muscle mass, therefore, have a reduced ability to use...
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How Your Nervous System Controls Blood Sugar and What Happens in Diabetes
The connection between your nervous system and your pancreas begins before you take the first bite of food. As you wait in line and smell and see your burrito being prepared, your body starts to prepare for eating. Your brain sends signals to the autonomic nervous system, which controls automatic body functions like digestion. These...
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Are all β-cells destroyed in T1D?
The pancreas contains clusters of cells called islets. Insulin is produced by one of these cell types – the β-cell (or beta cell). As discussed in many other blogs, insulin is the only hormone that lowers blood glucose levels. In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys these...