August News Roundup
Each month, we round up diabetes-related news and insights from trusted sources to provide you with ideas, tips, education and more to help you live your best life.
Here’s the latest!
Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type-1 Diabetes
U.S. News
“An experimental stem cell therapy can essentially cure type-1 diabetes by restoring insulin production in some patients, early clinical trial results show.” Read more.
Daily Dose of Dried Fruit May Help Reduce Type-2 Diabetes Risk
News Nation
“Consuming a portion of dried fruits has been linked to a lower risk of type-2 diabetes. The study found that increasing dried fruit intake by just 1.3 pieces daily may lower the risk of type-2 diabetes by up to 60.8%.” Read more.
‘No Excuses’: Training for the Olympics with Type 1 Diabetes
Medscape
“What’s it like to be an Olympian and then get hit with this diagnosis of this disease that maybe you didn’t know all that much about, but still have in your mind that you want to compete again?” Read more.
Podcast: Diabetes Core Updates 2024
American Diabetes Association
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals. Listen in.
Gimme Some Sugar: A Diabetic on Love, Loss and Longing for Pound Cake
The Guardian
“I was on a dual mission. I wanted to imagine life before diabetes, when I could indulge a sweet tooth that I can no longer give full rein. But I was also acknowledging my life now…“do you have a sugar-free option?” Journalist, Ida Harris, shares her diabetes journey. Read more.
