
Shingo Ito, Associate Professor of the Kumamoto University, Japan, and his team have presented unique work claiming that it will soon be possible to create insulin in pill capsules that would completely replace injections.

A child’s diabetes diagnosis always comes as a shock to his or her parents. However, it is better to detect it sooner rather than later. What symptoms should parents look out for?

A clinical study conducted by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, has shown that it is possible to develop a vaccine that would prevent the development of type 1 diabetes. The results were published in the journal Diabetes Care.

Diabetes ist für viele Menschen auf der ganzen Welt ein ernstes Problem. Es werden erhebliche Summen in die Forschung und in die Finanzierung investiert, um mehr darüber zu erfahren. Auf welche Innovationen sollten wir demnächst warten?

There are certain diseases in which it is unsafe for the person to drink alcohol. Diabetes is not one of them, but with this diagnosis, the use of alcohol should be treated with caution and one should know how to cope with the possible negative consequences.

Today, being overweight is commonly blamed for many diseases. This is often the case, but the connection becomes muddled for some when talking about cancer. Let's look at the connection between being overweight and cancer.

Sometimes the body becomes immune to insulin. Why does this happen, and what is the danger?