Learn about the latest advancements in type 1 diabetes research, from promising therapies to innovative transplant methods.

A few years ago, Dr. Shapiro's team demonstrated that an enzyme, known as ST8Sia6, that increases sialic acid on the surface ...

Type 1 Diabetes directly impacts 1.45 million Americans, according to the CDC, and San Diegans are doing everything they can to support finding a cure. Last year 64,000 adults and children were ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition. It affects millions in the US. The body's immune system destroys insulin-producing cells. So, daily insulin therapy is essential. Researchers are ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. There's a catch-22 problem in treating Type 1 diabetes — ...

The walk to raise awareness and money for a cure for type one diabetes was put on by Breakthrough T1D The organization, which ...

The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF), a not-for-profit corporation funding critical research at the Diabetes ...

As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D has played a crucial role in nearly every major T1D breakthrough in history. No organization does more ...

A new experimental treatment may be able to cure type 1 diabetes. About 83% of the patients were able to stop using insulin after the treatment. Research into the treatment is ongoing. Experts explain ...

A patient with type 1 diabetes has been functionally cured of the disease, requiring no insulin doses for over a year. The treatment involves growing and transplanting new insulin-producing cells from ...

Q: I have Type 1 diabetes. I try to stay healthy and keep my blood sugar under control, but it feels like a fight every day. I read there's a study using stem cells for a cure. Are there any updates?

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