Diabetes in Children: Reduce the Risk

My friend’s little daughter, with her rosy cheeks, round face and chubby body, was an adorable child. However she didn’t outgrow her chubbiness as she got older. When she was about 13, her mother started noticing that the back of her daughter’s neck had a...

Vaccine may reverse Type 1 diabetes

“My mom tested me for years,” he said. Now he tests himself up to 10 times a day and worries about potential complications like nerve damage, blindness, and stroke. But Stanford researchers are studying a vaccine that could change all that. “We saw some very...

Most type 1 diabetics still have insulin producing cells

Most people with Type 1 Diabetes still have active insulin-producing cells in their pancreas, a new study shows. The finding suggests it may be possible one day to preserve or replenish these cells. type 1 diabetes occurs when the body’s immune system destroys insulin-producing beta...