Novo Nordisk has made its smart insulin pens available in the UK, giving people treated within the NHS for diabetes access to devices that can monitor and record dosing information for the first time.

Ben Hargreaves looks at why insulin’s price is so controversial and whether this could be set to change. It has now been 100 years since the first patient with diabetes received an injection of ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — People with type 1 diabetes require continuous insulin treatment and must regularly measure their glucose levels. With open-loop therapies, insulin administration is manually ...

Sliding scale insulin therapy involves following a chart of insulin dosages. A doctor will help a person with diabetes create this chart based on factors like how their body responds to insulin ...

When everything works correctly, the body will produce insulin to move glucose out of the blood and into the cells to rebalance the increased glucose levels. However, in someone with diabetes ...

It has been convincingly shown that rhIGF1 reduces insulin resistance and improves glucose homeostasis in both patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who have severe insulin resistance ...

Earlier this season, Worthington Kilbourne did a diabetes awareness “blue out” game, which Lewis said meant the world to him. Student and parent attendees in the crowd were given blue ribbons ...

These wipe out harmful free radicals that can eventually lead to certain diseases like diabetes and certain types of cancer. A cup of 'blue tea' may help improve insulin sensitivity and reduce ...

Sustained blue light exposure from electronic devices and digital screens is not kind on your overall health, and has been linked to eye strain, macular degeneration and poor sleep quality.

As you age, your risk for higher blood sugar increases—which raises the risk of type 2 diabetes for adults in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Using a chart of blood sugar levels by age can help you track ...