What’s New in Diabetes Research?

It’s true still that diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the United States.  

Diabetes occurs when the insulin created in your pancreas is either not being made or is not being used properly by your body.  Insulin helps your body make glucose (sugar) which gives your cells and body energy.

There are Type 1 and Type 2 forms of diabetes.  Type 1 is an autoimmune disease where your body does not make insulin.  Type 2 is when your body has insulin resistance.

Private Home Health Care understands that this can be a difficult illness to live with and researchers are always looking for explanations on why it occurs and how to best manage treatments. 

Research is going on all the time and there are some interesting discoveries with possible great outcomes.

One doctor has discovered a potential explanation as to why Type 1 diabetes causes an attack on insulin-producing beta-cells.  This could lead to prevention or a new treatment.

Another doctor is looking at childhood obesity which leads to Type 2 diabetes.  Checking brain waves and how that affects how much children eat can help.

A patent for a novel molecule to monitor glucose levels is another innovation.  Research into this molecule has the potential to benefit people living with the disease.

New studies that are in real-life situation settings rather than clinical settings are helping to spur research on early interventions that can help with best outcomes.

Additionally, there is much more research happening and with time the hope is that diabetes can be prevented and better managed.  Keep the faith.

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