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Type 2 Diabetes: Why Insulin Therapy Is So Difficult to Manage
By Israel Hodish published
Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic in the US, and at some point, half of the 30 million people with diabetes will need insulin. That would be one thing if insulin were easy to dose, but it's not.

Experimental Therapy May Slow Type 1 Diabetes
By Bahar Gholipour published
Researchers are turning to the immune system to treat type 1 diabetes at its source.

Mary Tyler Moore's Life Offers Hope for People with Type 1 Diabetes
By Stephanie Bucklin published
Mary Tyler Moore's death on Wednesday at age 80 may highlight the long-term effects that type 1 diabetes can have on the body.

Long-Sought 'Attack' Signal in Type 1 Diabetes Identified
By Tia Ghose published
Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by distress signals sent out with cells from the pancreas, new research suggests.

Diabetes in America: Full List of State Rankings
By Rachael Rettner published
A new U.S. survey looks at the rate of diabetes in each state.

Here Are the States with the Lowest & Highest Diabetes Rates
By Rachael Rettner published
Diabetes is on the rise in the United States, and a new poll looks at where the disease is most and least common.

Google Doodle Celebrates Inventor of Insulin
By Tia Ghose published
Today's Google Doodle honors Frederick Banting, the inventor of insulin, which can save the lives of diabetics.

World's First Automated Insulin-Delivery Device Approved in the U.S.
By Tia Ghose published
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Medtronic 670G, the world' first automated insulin-delivery system.
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