Breakthroughs and burdens in a century of diabetes treatment
Since the discovery of insulin, diabetes treatment has made huge advances, but the condition has grown into a global killer
Study offers potential diagnostic & therapeutic tools for fatty-liver-induced diabetes
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Type 2 diabetes has been increasing rapidly in India
A new report shows worrying growth of the diabetes pandemic
One in 10 adults worldwide — 537 million people — now live with diabetes
Indian scientists hit novel formulation for cost-effective and thermo-stable Insulin
Fibrilliation lead to loss of effective quantum of insulin
Insulin unaffordable for many in low-and middle-income countries
Lack of adequate infrastructure to manufacture or store insulin is a major hurdle many low- and middle-income countries face
Proactive regulators key to safe biopharmaceuticals
Healthcare policymakers should devise suitable policies to strengthen the regulatory infrastructure in order to keep substandard drugs from being …
US drug administration approves inhalable insulin, Afrezza
It is a new treatment option for patients with diabetes requiring mealtime insulin taken as inje
World Diabetes Day: Family key for its detection & prevention
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is family and diabetes
Long live the queen: Anti-insulin protein linked to 500% increase in longevity among ants
Black garden queen ant can produce one million eggs and live for 30 years, unlike her sterile worker sisters, who only have one year’s …
‘Millions of diabetes patients may not have access to insulin by 2030’
With a lack of availalibility, rising costs and increasing burden of the disease, study says over 40 million with Type 2 diabetes may not be …
Fenugreek and onions are good for diabetic heart
The fibre-rich fenugreek seeds and sulfur compound-rich onion are now understood to possess significant sugar-lowering as well as lipid-lowering …
100 years of insulin use: How it was discovered and where we stand today
Insulin treated its first patient in 1922, before which, those suffering from type I diabetes were rarely expected to live longer than a year or …
This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study
Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third
Type 1 diabetes leading cause of diabetes deaths in those below 25, easily preventable: Study
Countries with low socio-demographic indices recorded more type I diabetes deaths
Global Diabetes Compact to increase access to testing, treatment: WHO
About half of all adults with type 2 diabetes remain undiagnosed
Scientists pave the way for a new therapy for type 2 diabetes
They have found that an enzyme plays a major role in determining the ability of cells to detect and respond to the hormone insulin
Guidelines released to help elderly take insulin injections the correct way
Updated guidelines say physicians should not use age as an excuse to avoid use of insulin which can delay treatment, result in complications
MIT scientists develop tortoise-shaped pill to deliver insulin
An alternative to the injection, the capsule contains a small needle made of compressed insulin that can inject into the stomach wall without the …
Non-obese and lean Indians also prone to Type 2 diabetes
Study reveals that non-obese and even lean Indians have ectopic fat in liver and pancreas, which may contribute to insulin resistance leading to …
National List of Essential Medicines: 34 drugs enlisted in update after 7 years
The latest National List of Essential Medicines features 384 medicines, drops 26 old ones
Lab-made stem cells provide breakthrough in type 1 diabetes cure
Insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells controlled blood sugar levels in mice for several months
From discovering insulin to unearthing a double agent, our pick of Insights long reads in 2022
44 long-form articles that put the spotlight on groundbreaking new research and compelling human interest stories from around the world
Diabetes drug ban spells trouble for patients, doctors
Experts say pioglitazone difficult to substitute and health ministry has imposed ban without a back up plan