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Spring/Summer 2007
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Monogenic Forms of Diabetes
 The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) has a new fact sheet about monogenic forms of diabetes, which account for between 1 and 5 percent of all diabetes cases in young people.
Monogenic Forms of Diabetes: Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus and Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young, available on the NDIC website at www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/mody, explains the two main forms of monogenic diabetes—neonatal diabetes mellitus and maturity-onset diabetes of the young—describes genetic testing to diagnose the diseases, and lists resources for more information.
Monogenic forms of diabetes are rare and result from mutations in a single gene. Some monogenic forms of diabetes can be treated with oral diabetes medications, while other forms require insulin injections.
Islet Transplantation
The NDIC has updated Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, a fact sheet that explains the transplantation procedure and its risks and benefits. Islet transplantation is an experimental procedure during which islets are taken from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor and are purified, processed, and transferred into another person. Once implanted, the beta cells in these islets begin to make and release insulin. Researchers hope islet transplantation will help people with type 1 diabetes live without daily injections of insulin. The fact sheet is available at www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/pancreaticislet.
Featured in the NIDDK Reference Collection
Diabetes Microalbuminuria Screening and Management
A chart from the National Kidney Foundation diagrams care management for people with diabetes who test positive for microalbuminuria, or microscopic protein in the urine. The chart walks health care providers through the recommended screening and monitoring tests for people with microalbuminuria and includes notations for when to refer them to a nephrologist. Different colors help elucidate the decision-making grid. The laminated card is available from the National Kidney Foundation Medical Department, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, 1–800–622–9010, 212–689–9261 (fax).
For more resources about diabetes, visit the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Reference Collection at http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources. This free, online, searchable database helps health care professionals, health educators, patients, and the general public find educational materials not typically referenced in most databases.
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NIH Publication No. 07–4562
May 2007
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