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Better
understanding of Type 1 Diabetes may
eventually suggest a treatment for the
disease
Newswise — Orlando, Fl-
Exciting new research is helping doctors to
better understand how type 1 diabetes
begins, which in turn may provide clues for
a cure in the future.
This research
will be presented at the American
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
17th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress, by
Mark Atkinson, PhD, at 9:00 a.m. on
Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Walt Disney
World Dolphin Resort in Orlando.
“It was once believed
that there were no prior indicators for type
1 diabetes, and that a person developed it
quite suddenly,” AACE Member and session
moderator Dace L. Trence MD, FACE said.
“We’re now learning
that there is a long latency period before
type 1 takes effect, and that we can predict
who is at risk for the development of type 1
diabetes.”
Dr. Atkinson will
discuss how new research indicates that for
most individuals who develop type 1
diabetes, the disease process actually
begins to occur within the first two to
three years of life, months to many years
before the disease is diagnosed.
In addition, research
has uncovered a dramatic increase in the
number of patients diagnosed with type 1
diabetes, most often in families with no
history of the disease.
At the 2008 AACE Annual
Meeting, diabetes will be taking center
stage. A special symposium titled “Clinical
Trials Targeting Glycemia: What Do We Expect
to Learn?” will consider the impact of
glucose control through studies including
ACCORD, ADVANCE, VADT, and others. Other
sessions of interest include “Insulin
Resistance and Atherosclerosis: The Missing
Link,” “Diabetes: A Cardiac Condition,” and
“Hypoglycemia: The Limiting Factor in the
Glycemic Management of Diabetes.”
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