Nephrology division chief named
August 15, 2017
Kumar Sharma, M.D., was named chief of the Division of Nephrology and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine.
Doctor’s Lounge: Empagliflozin Ups β Cell Function in Impaired Fasting Glucose
June 20, 2017
Empagliflozin is associated with improved beta cell function in subjects with impaired fasting glucose, according to a study published online June 13 in Diabetes. Read the full story at the Doctor’s Lounge
Diabetes in Control: Dr. Ralph Defronzo Part 1, Introduction and ADA 2017
June 10, 2017
Dr. Ralph Defronzo talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 77th Scientific Session in San Diego about the major changes he has seen in diabetes treatment in the past 50 years. Read the full story at Diabetes in Control
Diabetes breakthrough increases insulin producing cells
April 20, 2017
A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the novel approach would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots.
UT Health diabetes breakthrough increases insulin-producing cells
April 20, 2017
A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the novel approach would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots. The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now called UT Health San Antonio, increases the types of pancreatic cells that secrete insulin.
Daily Star: Cure for diabetes: Breakthrough could end insulin shots for good
April 15, 2017
A new scientific breakthrough could have found the cure for diabetes. Read the full story at the Daily Star, Bangladesh