A new treatment designed to delay or even prevent type 1 diabetes is about to start clinical trials. It is aimed at patients who are at risk of developing the disease and targets the immune system, preventing it from attacking the cells that produce insulin. In patients who do not have enough insulin in their [...]
Exposure to agricultural pesticides in the first-trimester increases a woman’s risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, research shows. Previous studies have examined the relationship between pesticides and diabetes, the authors explain, but none have focused on pregnancy-related or “gestational” diabetes. Dr. Tina M. Saldana from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, [...]
