Researchers at IU Indianapolis are helping develop a new device that could be a game changer for people with diabetes. Monitoring blood sugar is so crucial for the 40 million people

The first-ever Barbie with Type 1 diabetes comes with an insulin pump and glucose monitor. Both kids and adults with diabetes are celebrating the announcement and say they are grateful for a doll that represents them.

Although ‘lean type 2 diabetes’ is not uncommon, clinicians must first exclude other causes including autoimmune, monogenic, or other diabetes types before confirming the diagnosis.

A Devon woman is one of the first adults in the UK to trial what medics call a groundbreaking drug for type 1 diabetes. The new drug, Teplizumab, works by reprogramming the immune system to stop it mistakenly attacking pancreatic cells which produce insulin.

Women in midlife face a difficult trade-off. Many in their 40s to 60s face a high risk of breast cancer, especially during the transition into menopause. Doctors often prescribe tamoxifen to reduce this risk.

A team of researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, and even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes,

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