Research funding in Canada’s federal budget
Top researchers in the field of type 1 diabetes (T1D) signed an open letter in support of renewed funding for the JDRF (now Breakthrough T1D) and CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Partnership to Defeat diabetes through Federal Budget 2024, for a promising approach to curing type 1 diabetes (T1D) called islet replacement therapy. In […]
Funding for Patient Group
As one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting approximately 3.6 million Canadians, with more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed every year, diabetes affects the lives of many beyond these statistics. PDGN Vice-President Sonia Sidhu MP, joined a session on diabetes at the World Non-Communicable Diseases Congress in Toronto. She attended on behalf of JeanYves […]
Could ‘Zoo Poo’ Help Treat Foot Ulcers?
Researchers from the University of Sheffield, UK, have found that viruses found in the poo of endangered animals could be used to treat diabetic foot ulcers. If successful it could save the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) £1 billion a year. Naturally occurring viruses in the poo – known as bacteriophage or phages – could […]
Income Levels and Diabetes
Data has revealed a strong correlation between income levels and the incidence of diabetes in South Korea. A collaborative research group involving two universities and two hospitals in the country classified 7.82 million adults aged between 30 and 64, who did not have type 2 diabetes, according to their income levels in 2012. The group […]
Half of 20 year-olds in India’s Cities Likely to Develop Diabetes!!!!!
In a month when the headlines suggested half of the population of India will have been infected with COVID 19 by February 2021 (link to a report below), the news that half of all 20 year-olds in India’s metropolitan areas could develop diabetes was somewhat overlooked. The growth of cities on the Indian Sub-Continent has […]