A century ago, type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. Children diagnosed rarely survived more than a year or two, wasting away as their bodies starved despite food. Then, in 1921, in a modest lab in ...

HAMBURG, Germany -- Faster-acting insulin aspart was safe for pregnant women with type 1 or 2 diabetes and resulted in fewer events of hypoglycemia, the randomized CopenFast trial found. The mean ...

Regular insulin injections to keep blood-sugar levels in check are a harsh reality for many sufferers of diabetes, but ongoing progress towards oral alternatives offer cause for optimism. Scientists ...

Regular insulin, which is often used in pregnancy for the treatment of diabetes, has some drawbacks: it starts its action from 30 to 60 min after subcutaneous injection and it peaks too late (2-3 h ...

Australian scientists have demonstrated a new way to restore insulin production in pancreatic cells, using a drug that’s already approved for use in humans. The study could mark a major breakthrough ...

An innovative insulin implant could redefine the future of diabetes management. Here's how this breakthrough diabetes treatment works, its benefits, risks, and what it means for people living with ...