Once-daily oral verapamil may help preserve stimulated C-peptide secretion for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA. In findings from a randomized ...

C-peptide test can help in the correct diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. This simple and cheap test can differentiate between Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, as well as other genetic forms of diabetes.

A C-peptide measurement, however, should not be used alone to diagnose type 1 diabetes. The official diagnostic criteria require both high blood sugar levels and the presence of the autoimmune ...

Older children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes who received intensive diabetes management with automated insulin delivery had no difference in pancreatic C-peptide levels compared with ...

Professor Mark Strachan, from Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, said: "We have now measured C-peptide in over 750 people with a clinician-diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, attending our clinic at ...

Understanding the limitations of type 1 diabetes diagnosis criteria and the importance of accurate classification to improve health outcomes, an integrated clinical team at University Hospital of ...

The proportion of patients with detectable nonfasting C-peptide decreased with longer duration of type 1 diabetes, but remained consistently and significantly higher among those diagnosed as ...

Mayer-Davis EJ, Dabelea D, Crandell JL, Crume T, D'Agostino RB . Nutritional factors and preservation of C-peptide in youth with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2013; 36: 1842 ...

Some patients who have had type 1 diabetes for decades can still produce C-peptide and respond to hyperglycemia, suggesting residual β-cell function. Menu SECTIONS.

A study found that a drug called golimumab preserved beta-cell function in children and young adults with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes, according to findings from a Phase 2 study.

A peptide called MOTS-c shows promise in preventing type 1 diabetes, in new tests in human cells in culture and live mice. The peptide regulates the immune system, potentially leading to ...