# \#research **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/research/87.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Well, I just got my assumptions about Type 1 busted wide open. There ain’t no simple with diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/well-i-just-got-my-assumptions-about-type-1-busted-wide-open-there-ain-t-no-simple-with-diabetes/16100)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/well-i-just-got-my-assumptions-about-type-1-busted-wide-open-there-ain-t-no-simple-with-diabetes/16100 "2026-06-11T14:55:20Z")
For those of you who aren’t aware, I am T2 but am keenly interested in all forms of diabetes mellitus. I have close friends and former co-workers with T1. So this morning this popped up in my morning email First lo… --- ## [Not a cure, but seems promising](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-a-cure-but-seems-promising/15349)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-a-cure-but-seems-promising/15349 "2025-09-12T20:24:22Z")
--- ## [New study recruiting participants](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-recruiting-participants/14799)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-recruiting-participants/14799 "2024-07-23T16:44:25Z")
--- ## [GLP-1 & GIP gut hormones role in T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1-gip-gut-hormones-role-in-t1d/13859)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1-gip-gut-hormones-role-in-t1d/13859 "2023-06-01T11:48:18Z")
This article describes the role that gut hormones GLP-1 and GIP have in maintaining blood glucose levels, and how the newer generation of these therapies work in those living with T1D. Mentioned: impacts on Time In Rang… --- ## [IBM claims its AI can improve neonatal outcomes and predict the onset of Type 1 diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ibm-claims-its-ai-can-improve-neonatal-outcomes-and-predict-the-onset-of-type-1-diabetes/10511)
**Author:** [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ibm-claims-its-ai-can-improve-neonatal-outcomes-and-predict-the-onset-of-type-1-diabetes/10511 "2020-11-22T00:04:18Z")
IBM this week presented research investigating how AI and machine learning could be used to improve maternal health in developing countries and predict the onset and progression of Type 1 diabetes. Article here: IBM c… --- ## [Two recent reviews about saturated fats and CVD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/two-recent-reviews-about-saturated-fats-and-cvd/8936)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/two-recent-reviews-about-saturated-fats-and-cvd/8936 "2019-12-20T16:41:13Z")
In the past few weeks, two scientific reviews about the relation between saturated fats and cardiovascular disease have been published, with different conclusions: --- ## [Results of a cohort study on incidence of complications](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479 "2019-10-10T20:50:08Z")
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/366/bmj.l4894.full.pdf --- ## [What statistics on insulin use are available?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-statistics-on-insulin-use-are-available/7258)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-statistics-on-insulin-use-are-available/7258 "2019-04-20T18:50:38Z")
I found these statistics from Tidepool and noticed that in a couple of these plots I’m at the extremes of the distribution. Of course there’s nothing wrong with that, but I’m curious what could explain the differences. D… --- ## [More interesting ways to bring insulin into the body](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-interesting-ways-to-bring-insulin-into-the-body/6579)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-interesting-ways-to-bring-insulin-into-the-body/6579 "2019-02-13T18:25:01Z")
The article discusses two teams. One, at MIT and Harvard, uses pills and micro-needles injecting into the stomach. The other one, at UCSD, is quite intriguing: it uses nanotech to deliver its vehicle to the small intesti… --- ## [Trialnet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trialnet/530)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trialnet/530 "2018-12-20T01:03:13Z")
I don't know how you parents of kiddos with diabetes do this. I just took ours to Trialnet for the first time, and our sweet baby proved a difficult stick. And now the wait. Guessing they will be negative for antibodies,… --- ## [Meta Study: Long-term Glycemic Variability and Risk of Adverse Outcomes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meta-study-long-term-glycemic-variability-and-risk-of-adverse-outcomes/5121)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meta-study-long-term-glycemic-variability-and-risk-of-adverse-outcomes/5121 "2018-10-25T15:42:46Z")
This solid meta-study does a fairly thorough review of existing evidence as of 2015 and correlates glycemic variability with complications. It is a 2015 study but I just became aware of it. Long-term Glycemic Variabilit… --- ## [Insulin storage temperature: bad logic makes bad studies](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-storage-temperature-bad-logic-makes-bad-studies/5206)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-storage-temperature-bad-logic-makes-bad-studies/5206 "2018-10-13T15:39:28Z")
This study spent a long time proving that insulin in a regular fridge is often exposed to temperatures outside its official storage range (as if it came as a surprise to most of us): Medical News Today: Diabetes: Fridge… --- ## [Study: Statistics of diabetes onset by age for Trialnet tests](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143 "2018-10-08T01:53:51Z")
This excellent 2013 study gives updated results as of 2013 for diabetes diagnosis stats (and likely prediction) for subjects who took the 5 Trialnet autoantibody tests, but looks at it by subject age instead of number of… --- ## [Novel Line of Research for a Cure UPDATE](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novel-line-of-research-for-a-cure-update/605)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novel-line-of-research-for-a-cure-update/605 "2018-01-31T02:52:57Z")
"Beta cell formation in vivo through cellular networking, integration and processing (CNIP) in wild type adult mice" Drs. Ralph Defronzo and Bruno Doiron have published research on a novel approach to cure T1 diabetes … --- ## [New concerns about canola oil and Alzheimer's](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-concerns-about-canola-oil-and-alzheimers/2824)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-concerns-about-canola-oil-and-alzheimers/2824 "2017-12-12T05:45:01Z")
For the past 30 years, many of us have been using canola oil, in particular for high-temperature uses, and when needing a healthy oil with no taste, because if its high content in mono- and poly-unsaturated fats. It is p… --- ## [News Blog Posting: Smart Insulin, T-Rex, and Simponi](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-blog-posting-smart-insulin-t-rex-and-simponi/2678)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-blog-posting-smart-insulin-t-rex-and-simponi/2678 "2017-11-20T02:00:27Z")
I just published a blog posting with three short updates on research aimed a curing type 1 diabetes: Merck Cancels “Smart Insulin” (MK-2640) After Unsuccessful Phase-I Trial Phase-II T-Rex Trial Update SIMPONI (Golimum… --- ## [Tresiba vs. Lantus study: much less night-time hypoglycemia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-vs-lantus-study-much-less-night-time-hypoglycemia/2039)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-vs-lantus-study-much-less-night-time-hypoglycemia/2039 "2017-09-25T18:04:48Z")
Major study shows that, Tresiba (insulin degludec), compared to Lantus (insulin glargine), generates less overall episodes of hypoglycemia, and a bit more than half as many night-time episodes of hypoglycemia (the most d… --- ## [Increase in prevalence of Type 1 diabetes: why?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increase-in-prevalence-of-type-1-diabetes-why/2064)
**Author:** [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increase-in-prevalence-of-type-1-diabetes-why/2064 "2017-09-19T20:48:11Z")
I have not done a study to prove a causal relationship, but I suspect that there would be a correlation between Type 1 diabetics living long enough to reproduce and pass on their genes and the increase of which you spea… --- ## [University of Florida Health Researchers hope to find new treatment for Type 1 Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/university-of-florida-health-researchers-hope-to-find-new-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes/1600)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/university-of-florida-health-researchers-hope-to-find-new-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes/1600 "2017-08-15T20:42:34Z")
Link to the article --- ## [The Four Research Pathways to a Practical Cure for Type 1 Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-four-research-pathways-to-a-practical-cure-for-type-1-diabetes/1018)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-four-research-pathways-to-a-practical-cure-for-type-1-diabetes/1018 "2017-05-23T19:13:27Z")
http://mailchi.mp/thejdca/research-pathways-to-a-practical-cure-for-t1d-vut38bf3gz?e=\[UNIQID\] --- ## [Received something interesting in the mail today](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/received-something-interesting-in-the-mail-today/626)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/received-something-interesting-in-the-mail-today/626 "2017-04-27T20:21:22Z")
We received an invitation to something called the "Type One Training (TOTs) Project", an NIH funded research program to help support parents of young children with Type 1 diabetes. Anyone familiar with this project? I… --- ## [T1 w/ Peripheral Neuropathy and GI Transit Times](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-w-peripheral-neuropathy-and-gi-transit-times/457)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-w-peripheral-neuropathy-and-gi-transit-times/457 "2017-04-13T00:05:48Z")
Type 1 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy have pan-enteric prolongation of gastrointestinal transit times and an altered caecal pH profile by Adam D. Farmeret al; Diabetologia; April 2017, Volume 60, Issue 4, p… --- ## [Proposed New Classification System for Diabetes...β-Cell-Centric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/proposed-new-classification-system-for-diabetes-cell-centric/446)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/proposed-new-classification-system-for-diabetes-cell-centric/446 "2017-04-12T08:04:43Z")
The Time Is Right for a New Classification System for Diabetes: Rationale and Implications of the β-Cell-Centric Classification Schema. Schwartz SS et al; Diabetes Care. 2016 Feb;39(2):179-86. doi: 10.2337/dc15-1585. … --- ## [Protein Requirements - Underestimated?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/protein-requirements-underestimated/346)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/protein-requirements-underestimated/346 "2017-04-06T06:02:47Z")
Evidence that protein requirements have been significantly underestimated. by Elango R, et al; Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2010 Jan;13(1):52-7; doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328332f9b7 \>\> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed… --- ## [BG Monitoring Contact Lenses?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-monitoring-contact-lenses/349)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-monitoring-contact-lenses/349 "2017-04-05T11:55:33Z")
Interesting concept