Latest Research on Diabetes
There are still researches going on to know the cause of diabetes as well the treatment. There is more than one cause as well as treatment available for this disease. The recent one is on the genes that are involved in causing diabetes type 1 and 2 disease. Treatments for delaying other diseases associated with diabetes are also under consideration.
Drugs are available for treating diabetes type 2, helping the pancreas to produce more insulin and thus improving the liver's performance in response to insulin. With the help of oral medications of type 2 disease, the blood glucose level can be controlled without insulin injections. Studies are still carried out to know the best use of drugs for controlling type 2 disease.
The diabetes research is mainly carried out through the clinical trials, involving humans to know the effect of therapy, lifestyle change, medical device or treatment that can prevent the disease from occurring. The therapies are carried out only when the tests show positive results on animals.
According to the findings of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a control on glucose level dramatically reduces the risk of kidney and nerve damage. Diabetes Prevention Program was launched by NIDDK in 1996, to know whether the disease can be delayed or prevented in people who are at a higher risk of developing diabetes.
The interesting finding is that this risk can be lowered by reducing weight and regular exercise. National Institutes of Health is also conducting the clinical trials to prevent the heart problems, which lead to diabetes. These are the collaborative researches of National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Look Ahead is the largest clinical trial conducted to know the effect of weight loss on diabetes. The results were positive indicating that a healthy lifestyle and weight loss helps to overcome the problem of diabetes. ACCORD, Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes, is looking for the preventive measures of strokes in people with Diabetes type 2. Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation, investigated is about the surgical management of patient with diabetes type 2.
