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Researchers have developed a new diabetes risk screening score. "National guidelines disa... [ December 1, 2009 ] Read more at the American Diabetes Association

Thanks for posting the link. I'm so thrilled to have a type 1 pregnancy success story in there. I know Elizabeth was terrified she wouldn't be able to have kids when she was diagnosed. I hope it gives others hope that it's possible for them, too. And what a cute photo.

It certainly is a good photo. It's hard enough for a woman going through pregnancy, but being a diabetic is very difficult indeed. She sure did well though and the result is fabulous!

oh ofcourse, but I was just replying to the "if Faustman's trials do stop the autoimmune attack but our pancreas are burnt out beyond regeneration" scenario. The trials I mentioned are supposedly being planned as part of a 2-step treatment. One drug to stop the autoimmune attack and one drug to regenerate beta cell mass.

Quote: Originally Posted by ddant There seem to be some human clinical trials going on for drugs that regenerate or restore beta cell mass (no need for implantation). INGAP http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/N...tide%22&rank=1 There is nothing to stop the newly produced beta cells being destroyed by the same antibodies that cause the T1 diabetes in the first place. It is only half the solution to the T1 problem. And I am wondering why...

Quote: Originally Posted by simon hanson http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/...kidney-damage/ Research shows that high doses of vitamin B1 (thiamine) could reduce kidney disease in people with Type 2 diabetes. In 2007, Diabetes UK-funded research at the University of Warwick showed that people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes have around 75 per cent less levels of vitamin B1 than people without diabetes. This may not be due to diet, but to...

I am a bit surprised at the seemingly low identification rate of less than 5%; I would have expected it to be somewhat higher. A wonderful service nonetheless, and the recognition is well-deserved.

Wow, something like this would have been a big help to me 22+ years ago. I was diagnosed in late April 1987. At the beginning of the month I donated blood at school. I had already begun to feel tired and was using the bathroom a lot more but at that point I was still able to do my daily activities. Knowing then that my BG was high means I could have seen a doctor earlier and avoided DKA and a weeklong hospital stay.

This seems to be an obvious point at which to check for high blood sugars, since they have to take a small blood sample anyway. Considering the cost of test strips, though, it would have to be a considerable expense. I also wish they had done this in my area, since I have been donating blood for quite a few years before I was diagnosed.

I attest that some of us adults do too