The idea behind this research is to remove dendritic cells from a person with T1D, grow them out with vitamin D3 and a fragment of proinsulin...
Beta Cells Which Hide From The Immune System This has not progressed to clinical trials, but it is a new approach. There is a lot of ongoing...
That's an interesting question. I don't follow treatments that have only been tested on animals, but the following have at least started testing...
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) is a surgical procedure where stool is transferred from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract...
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Glucose sensitive insulin refers to any insulin formulation which becomes more available as blood glucose levels rise, and less available as those...
I think it is important that we all support the Black Lives Matter movement in whatever we do. This posting harnesses my knowledge of type-1...
In the US, we are in the "Walking Season" when JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) asks us to walk to raise money for a cure for type-1...
Iscalimab, also known by its "code name" of CFZ533 started a phase-II? trial last November, and is expected to finish in October 2022. Although...
Here are three recent updates on Teplizumab. You can read my previous summary of this drug here:...
Sure: The stuff about "pathway" means they think they have found a cure for type-1 diabetes. The stuff about "monoclonal antibodies" means that...
Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been in the news recently because of claims that it may treat/cure...
June 12th to 16th was ADA 2020, the scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association, which is the largest diabetes focused medical...
This blog is different from most of my blogs because I'm reporting on a case study rather than a clinical trial. A case study is the experience...
Some smaller news items from May. A Phase-I Trial of DFMO is Fully Enrolled Alpha Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) is approved for two quite...
This posting contains some bits and pieces of interesting news. A Phase-II Abatacept Trial to Prevent T1D in At-Risk People Finishes Recruiting...
Wow. My take on that same clinical trial was that it was unsuccessful. You can read my stuff here:...
IMCY-0098 is an immune therapy designed to cure/prevent type-1 diabetes by teaching the immune system not to attack beta cells. The treatment is...
Some people believe that the gut microbiome (bacteria in your digestive system) can impact type-1 diabetes. If true, that would mean that type-1...
AVT001 is an "autologous dendritic cell therapy" meaning that a person's own dendritic immune cells are taken out, processed in some way, and then...
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