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Study Finds Visually Impaired People Get Insulin Pen Dosages Right

Posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010

Study shows visually impaired people can use insulin pens even though the labels on the popular insulin pen used by people with diabetes warn against visually-impaired people using pens to measure out and administer their insulin dosage.

Antioxidants Increase Insulin Sensitivity

Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010

A diet high in antioxidants may help increase insulin sensitivity and enhance the effects of metformin, according to a small study.

Diabetes Linked to Schizophrenia

Posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010

Glitches in insulin function-characteristic in diabetes and obesity could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, according to researchers.

Insulin Pills Finally in Clinical Trials

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010

After years of research and anticipation, insulin pills that could make it easier for millions of patients worldwide to manage their diabetes are moving ahead in clinical trials.

New and More Efficient Method to Make Insulin Cheaper

Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010

Researchers from the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have now developed a new method to cheaply produce insulin for the treatment of diabetes.

Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin

Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010

Scientists from Yorkshire, U.K., have uncovered a new approach that could protect diabetes patients from heart damage linked to long-term treatment with insulin. The finding could change the way patients are treated.

New Agent Prolongs Insulin Action

Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010

A research team led by a scientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida has developed a molecule that can block the breakdown of insulin in the body. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating diabetes.

Insulin Protects Against Artery Damage

Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2010

Long suspected of worsening artery damage in patients with diabetes, insulin instead protects blood vessels, a new study by Joslin Diabetes Center scientists indicates.

Death from Diabetes will Change from 5th Leading Cause of Death to __?

Posted: Sunday, May 09, 2010

More than 70,000 Americans a year die from complications of diabetes, making it the country's fifth-largest medical killer. While that sounds dire, Novo Nordisk says the real picture is much worse.

Cells in Pancreas Can Spontaneously Change into Insulin-Producing Cells

Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Alpha cells in the pancreas, which do not produce insulin, can convert into insulin-producing beta cells, advancing the prospect of regenerating beta cells as a cure for Type 1 diabetes.