When you have Type 1 diabetes, you need to use insulin, a hormone normally produced in the pancreas, because your body doesn’t make it. Some people with Type 2 diabetes — but not all — also use ...

A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of ...

When you eat sugar, your pancreas releases insulin — the digestive hormone that scuttles sugar into your cells to keep your blood sugar levels stable. Insulin helps prevent dangerously high blood ...

Insulin is one of the most important hormones in the body, telling our tissues to absorb sugar from the blood. Too little insulin leads to high blood sugar, which results in diabetes, prompting a host ...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher leading development of drug to suppress autoimmunity leading to type 1 diabetes; supported by JDRF A research team led by Case Western ...

Though insulin resistance and diabetes are not the same, they are related, and one can influence the other. Treatment may depend on what’s causing insulin resistance and if you’ve been diagnosed with ...

Blood sugar management has become a growing concern for millions of people worldwide, with many seeking natural alternatives to support their body’s ability to regulate glucose levels effectively. The ...

Exercise is key to blood sugar control. Learn how movement lowers blood glucose and boosts insulin sensitivity, plus tips on how to work out safely.

In the search for better ways to treat diabetes, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered a promising new approach that could reshape how this disease is managed. At the center of their ...

Researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany have found that women become more sensitive to the effects of insulin during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, and less sensitive to it ...