Diabetes is a chronic, lifelong, and irreversible condition where the body is unable to control blood sugar levels. It occurs ...

Multiple types of diabetes exist, but Type 1 and Type 2 are the most common. Of the estimated 38 million Americans diagnosed ...

A new study reveals that adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes face a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and death ...

She is board-certified in internal medicine. Though type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in younger individuals, you can develop type 1 diabetes in your 20s and beyond. Type 1 diabetes ...

The cause of type 1 diabetes remains unknown and is a central focus of Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis and others in his field hoping to find new ways to help 1.6 million ...

In addition to GLP-1 medications, a class of medications used in type 2 diabetes called SGLT-2 inhibitors is also being studied for use with type 1 diabetes. GLP-1 drugs can help lower the amount ...

The findings open the door to developing new ways of preventing type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), the body’s immune system attacks the pancreas, resulting in it making little or no insulin.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition associated with genetics and may develop suddenly. Type 2 diabetes often develops over time, with obesity and a lack of exercise as the main risk factors.

But the clinical trials of these medications specifically excluded people with type 1 diabetes, who are dependent on the hormone insulin to survive because they can’t make enough of their own ...