insulin secretion

Ask D’Mine: Treating a Diabetic “Junkie,” and Considering “Insulinotropic” Foods

By WilD on May 26, 2012

Need help navigating life with diabetes?  Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the issues of doctors seeing “junkies” rather than patients struggling with addiction, and the insulinotropic effect of certain foods on PWDs.
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Anonymous from Alabama, type 2, writes: I was diagnosed 5 months ago with type 2…

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DiaPep277: Re-Educating the Immune System

By AmyT on January 17, 2012

In the area of beta cell preservation, there’s a (sort of) new name in the spotlight: Andromeda Biotech, Ltd. with its DiaPep277 treatment. Based in Israel, this company announced last month that phase III clinical trials showed significant preservation of C-peptide levels, a marker for assessing insulin secretion by pancreatic cells. Andromeda joins the ranks of companies like Tolerx and Macrogenics/Lilly, who’ve been vocal about their work to preserve beta cell functioning in newly diagnosed patients…

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