diabetes
Pancreatic islets study may spur diabetes treatment advances
Sep. 21, 2017—Investigators in the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) and collaborators at Stanford University have discovered new insights into the molecular mechanisms of cell proliferation in juvenile human pancreatic islets, information that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.
Make a change for life: Enroll in the Diabetes Prevention Program
Sep. 6, 2017—Health Plus is offering new sessions of the National Diabetes Prevention Program for faculty or spouses. Qualifications for enrollment include having pre-diabetes, being at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, or have a history of gestational diabetes.
Make a change for life: Attend upcoming Diabetes Prevention Program info sessions
Aug. 9, 2017—Health Plus is offering new sessions of the national Diabetes Prevention Program for faculty, staff and/or their spouses with prediabetes or a history of gestational diabetes.
Study uses child’s own immune system against type one diabetes
Jun. 22, 2017—Eighteen-year-old Grace Long had just been accepted at the renowned United States Naval Academy, with plans to become a nuclear engineering officer. Then, she learned she had type 1 diabetes, an immediate disqualifier for military service.
Vanderbilt Pre-Diabetes Clinic tackles type 2 diabetes in children
Jun. 22, 2017—In Middle Tennessee, where roughly one-third of children are overweight or obese, the risk of developing pediatric type 2 diabetes is high and the consequences can be serious.
VUMC team’s discovery could lead to new diabetes treatment
Jun. 15, 2017—High circulating glucose, the hallmark of diabetes, is linked to the disease’s most serious complications including heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and amputation. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death and costs the nation an estimated $322 billion a year. Restoring the action of insulin has been the traditional treatment route. Insulin, a hormone...
New diabetes technology clinic informs patients about innovations
May. 25, 2017—Shichun Bao, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Medicine, unclips an insulin pump smaller than a deck of cards from her waistband to glance at its digital readout — but she doesn’t actually have diabetes and the pump contains only saline.
EETs contribute to insulin sensitivity
May. 11, 2017—Interventions that increase circulating levels of compounds called EETs may improve insulin sensitivity and treat hypertension.
Therapeutic targets for diabetes
May. 3, 2017—Vanderbilt investigators have identified novel regulators of insulin-producing beta-cell proliferation and survival, suggesting new targets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Vanderbilt-led study shows high-salt diet decreases thirst, increases hunger
Apr. 18, 2017—Salted peanuts make you thirsty so you drink more: that’s bartender wisdom. While that may be true in the short-term, within 24 hours increasing salt consumption actually makes you less thirsty because your body starts to conserve and produce water.
Role for mouth microbes in diabetes?
Mar. 8, 2017—A higher abundance of certain bacterial species in the mouth appears to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.
Dementia linked to diet
Feb. 7, 2017—Some memory deficits observed in Alzheimer’s disease may be due to co-morbid illnesses – not the disease itself – and may be reversed by lifestyle changes or pharmacologic interventions.