New study on Teplizumab delays onset of type-1 diabetes for at-risk individuals
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The cause of type-1 diabetes is still unknown with many factors at play but none conclusive. Scientists have however learned that type 1 diabetes begins years before it is diagnosed when a person’s own immune system launches subtle attacks on the beta cells in the pancreas. In a recent study, Herold et al. […]
Type 1, Type 2, Type 1.5, LADA, or MODY?
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Part A Determining what kind of diabetes someone has is not always easy in the adult population. It is becoming clear that T1D is not simply a pediatric disease or a disease of early adulthood – a genetic, population-based UK study suggests that genetically-defined type 1 diabetes between 30 and 60 years of […]
Adjunct Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] To date there are no licensed therapies for Type 1 diabetes except insulin in Canada. Recently the European Medicines Agency has given approval for Dapaglifozin in T1D, while the FDA rejected Sotagliflozin. Trials of these agents in Type 1 have shown modest reductions in HbA1c, weight and insulin use, with an increase in […]
Dépistage de la rétinopathie diabétique
Dépistage de la rétinopathie diabétique Responsables Michael Brent David Maberley Olivera Sutakovic Chercheurs associés : Marie Carole Boucher, Melanie Campbell, Varun Chaudhary, Alan Cruess, Sherif El Defrawy, Mahyar Etminan, Bernard Hurley, Stephen Kosar, Jason Noble, Chris Rudnisky, Tom Sheidow, David Wong Objectifs Prévenir la cécité grâce au programme de dépistage rétinien à distance Déterminer le […]
Vieillissement, santé communautaire et des populations
vieillissement et la santé communautaire et des population notre équipe Maureen Markle-Reid Jenny Ploeg Ruta Valatis Tracy Chmabers Objectif Travailler avec les aînés aux prises avec de multiples maladies chroniques et leurs proches aidants en vue de favoriser un vieillissement optimal à la maison L’Unité de recherche sur la santé, la communauté et le […]