Topic of the Month March: Diabetes

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"Honey-sweet flow" is the translation for the ailment's name, that 150 million people worldwide are suffering from: Diabetes mellitus. That is because in the ancient world a taste sample served as an evidence for the illness.

In March's Topic of the Month, MEDICA.de deals with the metabolic disease Diabetes.

Diabetes in monkeys could be successfully reversed using transplanted islet cells from pigs. With this result researchers hope to increase islet supply to cure type 1 diabetes. - Islet Cells: Pigs’ Cells Transplanted Successfully

In studies in mice, researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat diet and the onset of type 2 diabetes. The high-fat diet disrupts insulin production, resulting in the classic signs of type 2 diabetes. - Nutrition: Link Between High-fat Diet and Type 2 Diabetes

According to a new study, insulin receptors in the brain play a major role in the ability of insulin therapy to lower blood sugar in animals with diabetes. - Therapy: Brain’s Response to Insulin Important

Primitive cells that travel throughout the body to repair damaged blood vessels become too rigid to move in patients with diabetes. Now researchers have found a way to restore the cells' flexibility, at least in the laboratory. - Vascular Complications: Repair Cells Do not Work Properly

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