Type 1 diabetes

July 30, 2002, Acurian
Source: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
A synthetic antioxidant developed by researchers at National Jewish
Medical and Research Center improves the survival of islet cells used
in transplants for diabetes. The findings, reported in the August
2002 issue of the journal Diabetes by researchers at the University
of Pittsburgh, could help overcome a significant drawback of
the “Edmonton Protocol,” a promising treatment for diabetes.
“The antioxidant neutralizes the harmful free radicals generated when
islet cells are isolated from the pancreas,” said senior author Jon
Piganelli, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Diabetes
Institute, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and the University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine. “More of the islet cells survived in
culture. And when we transplanted islet cells into diabetic,
immunodeficient mice, it took fewer of the antioxidant-treated islet
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Hey! I’ve had type 1 Diabetes for about 2 yrs. now. i’m not on the
pump and i don’t know that much about it. I’m 13, a girl, and from
WI. if anyone wants to talk e-mail me.

July 29, 2002, Acurian
Source: University of Virginia Health System
Researchers have identified a gene that appears to be a critical
factor in autoimmune disease, according to a study to be published in
the July 26, 2002, issue of Science. The research, performed by
scientists at the University of Virginia and the University of
Vermont Schools of Medicine and colleagues at other universities,
might provide a unique view at the molecular defects underlying
autoimmune disease.
Using molecular techniques to study the genetic material from
autoimmune disease-susceptible mice, scientists were able to identify
a region of the mouse chromosome, and subsequently a gene, that
correlates with autoimmune disease. The gene of interest encodes a
protein that functions as a receptor for histamine, a signaling
molecule involved in immune responses.
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Hi everyone, I am new to the group. I hope to learn more about
diabetes and be able to help my daughter out in any way I can. Thank
you, Suzanne

To Everyone, and especially Doctors, Physicians and Nutritionists on the list,

Good morning. I have been doing some research on hyperinsulinemia because I believe I have it. I have all the symptoms but due to a busy schedule have not been able to go to the doctors and have the glucose test. Will the glucose test be the determining factor or do the other symptoms speak for themselves.

Here are a list of symptoms:
feel bloated after eating
hungry shortly after eating
very lethargic
not motivated
weakness
shakiness
mood shifts
anxiety and panic
lack of motivation
occasional seizures and loss of consciousness (very brief) about 10-15 seconds
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Finally! After several years of waiting and wishing, my MiniMed 508
arrived yesterday. I still have to be trained to use it but I know
that after twenty years of unstable blood sugars, I have the hope of
some stability. Can anyone tell me what I can expect over the first
month or so after I begin using the pump? Any help anyone can give
would be greatly appreciated.

July 25, 2002, Acurian
Source: Acurian Inc.
by: Carrie Wingate, Ph.D.
A gene that appears to play an important role in diabetes among rats,
and is also present in humans in nearly identical form, has been
discovered by researchers at the University of Washington. Further
study of the gene may shed light on little-understood processes of
the thymus, a vital part of the body’s immune system that sometimes
attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, thus causing type 1
diabetes.
“This gene appears to be absolutely necessary for the development of
diabetes in the BB rat, the best model for human type 1 diabetes,”
says Dr. Ake Lernmark of the University of Washington in
Seattle. “The identification of this gene will help us figure out how
a gene can fully control if the rat will get diabetes or not. We
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July 15, 2002, Acurian
Source: Indiana University
INDIANAPOLIS - Stroke patients who have hyperglycemia (high blood
sugar) at the time of admission to the hospital for treatment of the
stroke are at higher risk of death than stroke patients with normal
blood sugar levels, according to a study published in the July 9,
2002, issue of the journal Neurology by researchers from the Indiana
University School of Medicine, the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans
Administration Medical Center and the Regenstrief Institute for
Health Care.
The researchers led by the study’s principal investigator, Linda S.
Williams, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at the IU School of
Medicine, analyzed the electronic medical records of 656 stroke
patients hospitalized over a five-year period. Over 40 percent of
these stroke patents had high blood sugar levels. Although most had
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Any ideas besides the pump to address “dawn rise”? I’m waking with BGs
in the 130s and 140s. Trying to get pregnant, so do NOT like those
numbers. Currently on NPH (10 in am/ 12 at bedtime), humalog to cover
meals (count carb generally, use 1.5u/15g carb). Lantus is not an
option with my endo b/c of trying to conceive. If I exercise in the
evenings it just gets worse the next morning. I am in the process of
pursuing a pump…insurance hassles at the moment.
Suggestions?
kat

sorry about that. I usually dont download stuff from people I dont know either, as I got a virus by doing so about 5 years ago. I just figured someone from my list I’ll download it, and then sent mine. Your right better posted. I do appologize. Especially when I am up late nights and it’s been so hot here in california, my brains been frying over… lol
take care all
Angela & Daughters