Herrick investigates the effects of SDoH on glycemic control in low-income individuals with type 2 diabetes 

Cynthia Herrick, MD, FACP

On May 23, Cynthia Herrick, MD, MPHS and colleagues had their study titled “Food insecurity, SNAP participation and glycemic control in low-income adults with predominantly type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis using NHANES 2007–2018 data,” published by BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care.  Food insecurity is one social determinant of health (SDoH) known to affect […]

Hogrebe, Ishahak and Millman review stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes 

On May 4, Nathaniel Hogrebe, PhD; Matthew Ishahak, PhD; and Jeffrey Millman, PhD had their review titled “Developments in stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for treating type 1 diabetes,” published in Cell Stem Cell.  In diabetes treatment, there is great potential for islet-like endocrine clusters from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to provide a limitless […]

Zhang and McGill offer an in-depth analysis on clinical guidelines for chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes 

In March, Rong Mei Zhang, MD; Janet B. McGill, MD, and colleagues had their journal article titled “Clinical implications and guidelines for CKD in type 2 diabetes,” published in Volume 38, Issue 3 of Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.  Kidney disease is a complication of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and carries a high morbidity and mortality rate. […]

McGill receives ACP Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes 

On April 27, Janet B. McGill, MD received the 2023 Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes from the American College of Physicians during their annual Convocation ceremony in San Diego, California.  The award recognizes Dr. McGill’s research contributions, which have significantly improved the quality of care and clinical management of diabetes. Widely […]

Hogrebe and Millman contribute to new study on immune-engineered stem cells  

On May 8, Nathaniel Hogrebe, PhD; Jeffrey Millman, PhD; and collaborators published the research article “Hypoimmune induced pluripotent stem cells survive long term in fully immunocompetent, allogeneic rhesus macaques” in Nature Biotechnology demonstrating that immune-engineered induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can survive long-term without provoking an immune reaction.   These hypoimmune iPSCs were engineered to lack the […]

Dusso and colleagues highlight a distinct contribution of klotho to cardiac and renal fibrosis in diabetes 

On March 9, Adriana S. Dusso, PhD and colleagues had their work titled “Role of Klotho and AGE/RAGE-Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling Pathway on the Development of Cardiac and Renal Fibrosis in Diabetes,” published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.  A key influence on the development of long-term diabetic complications, including cardiac and renal dysfunction, is fibrosis.  […]

McKee, McGill and Jones publish letter to the editor on insulin dosing safety 

In April, Alexis McKee, MD; Janet B. McGill, MD; and current fellow, Kai Jones, MD, had their letter to the editor titled “Insulin Dosing Safety in CKD,” published in volume 8, issue 4 of Kidney International Reports.  In the letter, the authors highlight a recent manuscript discussing the use of glucose-lowering agents for persons with […]

McGill publishes evaluation of the MiniMed 670G HCL in a randomized controlled trial 

On January 1, Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACP, and collaborators had their work titled “Improved Glycemia with Hybrid Closed-Loop Versus Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial” published in “Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics.”  The focus was “to evaluate safety and effectiveness of MiniMed™ 670G hybrid closed loop (HCL) in comparison […]

Urano publishes review on the role of endoplasmic reticulum in diabetes 

In January, Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD and collaborator, Shuntaro Morikawa had their research review titled “The Role of ER Stress in Diabetes: Exploring Pathological Mechanisms Using Wolfram Syndrome,” published in the “International Journal of Molecular Sciences.”  Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important cytosolic organelle that contributes to the folding and processing of new secretory proteins, […]

McKee and Zhang publish review on the infectious complications of diabetes 

On January 1, Alexis McKee, MD and Rong Mei Zhang, MD had their review titled “Sickeningly Sweet: Infectious Complications of Diabetes” published in the “Clinical Microbiology Newsletter.”  Diabetes mellitus is incredibly common in the United States and has a high occurrence of infectious complications. These complications cause an increase in morbidity, mortality, and utilization of the […]