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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at any age, but people tend to be diagnosed more often between ages 5 and 7 or around puberty. ... Their doctor can also test their C-peptide levels.

Family History. Type 1 diabetes has a genetic predilection and, in some cases, can be predicted in family members. The overall prevalence of type 1 diabetes in the U.S. is ~0.3%, but if a first ...

A new clinical trial found that taking a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug once weekly significantly improves blood sugar ...

Most patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes have substantial intact beta-cell reserve. 1 Thus, we analyzed the efficacy of semaglutide, an agonist of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), in patients ...

People living with LADA may have low to normal blood levels of C-peptide, whereas levels are lower in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. ... LADA is a type of diabetes diagnosed in adulthood.