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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London Seven pediatric doctors and toxicology experts said on Thursday that jurors were misled by prosecutors who cited unreliable insulin tests during the trial ...

A North Texas hospital system has filed a lawsuit over insulin pricing, joining a growing rank of plaintiffs who are suing manufacturers and others on the grounds of inflating prices of the vital ...

At the center of their discovery is a protein called S100A9, which has been shown to reduce dangerous levels of ketones in the blood—without relying on insulin. For people living with type 1 ...

Non-profit drugmaker Civica Rx has said it will launch biosimilars of three big-selling insulin products in the US by 2024 to help diabetic patients struggling with the cost of the drugs.