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Insulin is a hormone made in your pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach. It allows your body to use glucose for energy. Glucose is a type of sugar found in many carbohydrates. The body ...

Taking insulin can be daunting, especially administering it before or after you eat. Here are some tips to help you navigate insulin dosing at meal times. Insulin therapy plays a crucial role in ...

In a move which could shake up the diabetes market, Novo Nordisk is discontinuing the country’s largest selling insulin, Human Mixtard, among other older insulin brands in India. Human Mixtard ...

The non-profit drugmaker plans to launch biosimilars of Sanofi’s Lantus (insulin glargine), Novo Nordisk’s Novolog (insulin aspart) and Eli Lilly’s Humalog (insulin lispro) by 2024.

Inhaled insulin is a drug you breathe into your lungs to help control your blood sugar and diabetes. It comes in the form of an inhaler. "Inhaled insulin comes as a powder and has a component that ...

A recent study found that the homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index (QUICKI), and fasting glucose/insulin ratio (FGIR) were ...

Insulin overdose symptoms can include confusion, fatigue, irritability, shaking, and other signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If you accidentally take too much or your blood sugar is low for ...