Good news about diabetes
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An artificial pancreas and a 'self-thinking' insulin pump: there are interesting developments in the field of type 1 diabetes. There is also good news for patients with type 2 diabetes. Hanno Pijl van het Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) tells more about it.
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Hanno Pijl (58) is an internist endocrinologist and professor of diabetology at the LUMC. On behalf of the LUMC, he is working with TNO on an innovation center for lifestyle medicine.
The artificial pancreas is coming for people with type 1 diabetes
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Hanno Pijl: â € œIn type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer produces insulin. This is because the immune system accidentally destroys the cells that make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes must therefore inject insulin or wear an insulin pump a few times a day. Researchers have been testing an artificial pancreas for years. The exciting thing is that it will soon be on the market, maybe next year. The artificial pancreas connects a pump to a continuous glucose meter. It measures the sugar value 24 hours a day and then delivers the correct dose of insulin.â € Advantage for the patient: no more insulin injections with the artificial pancreas.
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'Self-Thinking' insulin pump for tailor-made treatment
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Hanno Pijl: â € œThere are increasingly smart devices on the market to better regulate the blood sugars of people with type 1 diabetes. Regular insulin pumps deliver a continuous low dose of insulin. When people start eating, they have to measure their blood sugars and press a button on the pump to add extra insulin. The glucose value sometimes becomes too low at night. We call that a hypo. The new “self-thinking” pumps automatically stop releasing insulin when blood sugars get too low and resume insulin release when they rise again. It is not yet known whether and in which cases the pump will be reimbursed Benefit for the patient: the â € ˜smartâ € ™ pump can prevent severe hypos.
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with a different lifestyle
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Hanno Pijl: â € œIn type 2 diabetes, the body no longer responds properly to insulin. In many cases, this form of diabetes is a lifestyle disease due to the combination of incorrect nutrition, too little exercise, poor sleep and too much stress. The good news is that type 2 diabetes is reversible in many cases. Earlier I wrote the book Diabetes type 2 together with dietitian and science journalist Karine Hoenderdos. Make yourself better! Lifestyle in diabetes will receive much more attention in 2018. We hope to give a boost to this at the LUMC with a new innovation center for lifestyle medicine to be set up.â € Benefit for the patient: By tackling the causes of type 2 diabetes you can make yourself better.
Tip: Hanno Pijl
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 € œAvoid food from packages and bags, eat fresh! Fruits and vegetables are the basis of daily nutrition. Be economical with starches such as bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. Eat a handful of unsalted nuts every day. Use olive oil. And drink water, coffee and tea instead of soft or fruit drinks. Then you are well on your way to a healthy diet.â €
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 € œAvoid food from packages and bags, eat fresh! Fruits and vegetables are the basis of daily nutrition. Be economical with starches such as bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. Eat a handful of unsalted nuts every day. Use olive oil. And drink water, coffee and tea instead of soft or fruit drinks. Then you are already well on your way to a healthy diet.â €
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