People with type I diabetes have to inject themselves multiple times a day with manufactured insulin to maintain healthy levels of the hormone, as their bodies do not naturally produce enough. The ...

Regular (R) insulin is a short-acting, injectable insulin used for the management of diabetes. It is typically taken before meals to prevent glucose from rising after a person eats. Regular insulin is ...

An international expert panel has recently released a comprehensive set of recommendations for optimal insulin injection techniques and equipment. The group, called the Forum for Injection Technique ...

For more than a century, oral insulin has been considered a "dream" therapy for diabetes, hindered by enzymatic degradation ...

A major challenge for people who have a form of diabetes is the need to regulate the glucose levels in their body. Normally this is where the body’s insulin-producing cells would respond to glucose ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University have developed a new peptide-based technology that enables insulin—normally injected—to be taken orally while still powerfully lowering blood sugar. Their ...

A real-world study conducted across 9 European countries found that bolus injection frequency and engagement with a smart pen to administer insulin were associated with improved glycemic control among ...

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