A new concept for targeting insulin toward the liver could lead to people with diabetes needing less of it to control glycated hemoglobin (A1C) and avoid hypoglycemia. Amid the debate about why ...

Diabetes and insulin resistance are often spoken about in the context of heart disease, obesity, or lifestyle disorders. But ...

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver. Scientists have now discovered that mice on an intermittent ...

Tissue switching could lead to new diabetes treatment. You have full access to this article via your institution. A study using frogs hints that one day portions of diabetics' livers might be ...

The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this ...

Losing 10-15% of body weight can achieve type 2 diabetes remission in people with normal body mass index (BMI) show findings from the Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes Upon Normalisation of Energy intake in ...

New research in the April 5, 2006 Cell Metabolism identifies a key player in the body's ability to respond to insulin action in the brain by ratcheting down the export of blood sugar from the liver.

Insulin resistance is a complex condition in which the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone insulin. It is a significant risk factor for various health issues.

NEW YORK The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has expanded its artifical pancreas program with an initiative that will continue its efforts to develop an automated system that can better manage ...

The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this ...