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The UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence conducts cutting-edge diabetes research & provides personalized diabetes care at @UMassChan & @umassmemorial
We appreciate Hoda Kotb for opening up about her daughter Hope’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis. A T1D diagnosis has an impact on the whole family, and the adjustment can be difficult. Thank you, Hoda, for sharing your story, and helping raise more awareness around T1D. Looking…
Human pancreatic islets exposed to cytokines alter the way islet cells display antigens to the immune system, according to this Type 1 diabetes research published in @CellReports by @UMassChan scientists. umassmed.edu/dcoe/news/umas…
Diabetes Education Manager Cheryl Barry, RN, CDCES, explains various options for continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and insulin & glucagon delivery devices available for individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. umassmed.edu/dcoe/news/diab… #diabetesmellitus @umassmemorial
Meet our summer interns in the @BrehmLab. Both juniors on pre-med tracks; Emma (left) at @HighPntStudents is majoring in biology and Spanish; Nithila is a biology & social science major at @nyuniversity Shanghai. They appreciate hands-on experiences and the knowledge gained!
Thank you @Mattel for creating a #Barbie with #Type1Diabetes, wearing a CGM & insulin pump. It was developed in partnership with @BreakthroughT1D to empower children with #T1D to see themselves reflected in their toys. 👋nbcnews.com/health/kids-he…
Diabetes Virtual Camp, created by Jason Kim, PhD & family, is back! Originally started during the pandemic to connect students with diabetes experts worldwide, this FREE online program has reached over 2,700 students from 52 countries. Learn more at umassmed.edu/dcoe/news/diab…
Lisa was diagnosed with #type1diabetes at four years old. Today, the mother of two young boys credits her blood sugar control to the preparations she made for pregnancy with the help of a health psychologist and her diabetes care team @umassmemorial. 👋 umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-…
Juan Ding, OD, PhD, specializes in diabetic eye care @umasseyedoctors. She presented her research project at the @AmDiabetesAssn Scientific Sessions to examine the effectiveness & impact of an AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening system in primary care @umassmemorial.
Hot weather can affect blood glucose, potentially causing it to rise or fall, resulting in hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Here are some important tips about managing diabetes during extreme heat. umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-…
Vertex published their stem cell-derived T1D therapy clinical trial with restored islet function for all 14 participants after a single infusion, with 12 achieving A1c <7% and reduced insulin. We are working to make these cells invisible to the immune system @UMassChan.
Ten out of twelve participants in Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ clinical trial of Zimislecel (VX-880), a stem cell-derived therapy for type 1 diabetes, are now living without the need for insulin. It’s a powerful step forward for cell-based therapies and a sign that a new era of type…
Big #T1D news! Vertex has published their phase 1–2 trial of stem cell-derived islets (VX880, now called zimislecel). All 12 full-dose patients had reduced insulin need, and 10 no longer require insulin injections. Major step forward to a functional cure! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
DCOE Clinical Chief Samir Malkani, MD (right) at @AmDiabetesAssn #ADA2025 presented success data from the @umassmemorial Diabetes Care Coach Program with @shields_health umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-…
Congratulations to @JJSpaun on winning the 2025 U.S. Open! 🏆 A true champion on and off the course — and an incredible inspiration to the entire Type 1 diabetes (T1D) community. 💙 #USOpen #T1DChampion #JJSpaun
Congratulations to Carey Zammitti, a research associate in the @BrehmLab. Her son Christopher graduated from @UMassChanSOM and was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Scholarship, the highest honor for his medical class!
The @BreakthroughT1D Barbara Dewey Cammett Center of Excellence, led by Dr. David Harlan, consists of scientists from @UMassChan, @jacksonlab, @harvardmed & @UofT who are collaborating to develop a T1D cell replacement therapy to evade the immune system. bit.ly/450wMcC
Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD, will be the new Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes on July 1. She will look at #diabetes complications and strategies to prevent foot amputations: direc.to/nnpQ @UMassDiabetes @umassmemorial @UMassVascSurg @UMassChanGiving @tammytnguyen
Structural and systems characterization of phosphorylation on metabolic enzymes identifies sex-specific metabolic reprogramming in obesity: Molecular Cell cell.com/molecular-cell…
The Diabetes Center of Excellence at @UMassChan announced Tammy Nguyen, MD, PhD, has been named the new George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes: umassmed.edu/news/news-arch… @UMassDiabetes
🎉 Congratulations to Michael Brehm, PhD, on his promotion to @UMassChanSOM Professor in the Program in Molecular Medicine! 👏 It is well-deserved as Dr. Brehm is an outstanding scientist, educator & person. @BrehmLab @UMassChan
Dr. Michael Brehm spoke in Manchester, Copenhagen & Barcelona about novel "humanized" mouse models used in @BrehmLab @UMassChan engineered at @jacksonlab with human immune systems and insulin-producing beta cells, allowing them to closely mimic human T1D, cancer & other diseases
