New research shows how zinc, pH levels and insulin work together to inhibit the buildup of protein clumps that contribute to Type 2 diabetes. An estimated 462 million people around the world suffer ...

Gut microbes produce a molecule that switches off inflammation linked to diabetes, offering a surprising new path to ...

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are complex metabolic disorders linked to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Weight loss, a fundamental treatment for these conditions, has been shown to improve ...

How much insulin does it take to lower blood sugar? A patient with newly diagnosed diabetes has a hemoglobin (Hb) A1c of 12.2% and glucose 350 mg/dL, despite increasing insulin (glargine [Lantus]) to ...

Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy.

When you eat sugar, your pancreas releases insulin — the digestive hormone that scuttles sugar into your cells to keep your blood sugar levels stable. Insulin helps prevent dangerously high blood ...

Millions of patients rely on insulin. But with new drugs, some have been able to lower their doses or stop taking it altogether. By Dani Blum For over 20 years, Betsy Chadwell carried her insulin pens ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines quietly steer our weight and blood sugar, but ...