Over 30 million Americans have diabetes, and more than 7 million of them require daily insulin. But the cost of the drug has risen considerably in the last decade. Though U.S. lawmakers are ...

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that has a number of important functions in the human body, particularly in the control of blood glucose levels and preventing hyperglycemia. Insulin also ...

Share on Pinterest A box full of cartridges, mainly used for filling and administering insulin, stands on a table in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, on Jan. 25, 2023. Image credit: picture alliance/Getty ...

An insulin pill would cost a lot to make, and consumer would not be willing to pay enough for it it make it a worthwhile effort, a drug company CEO says. An insulin pill that would save diabetics from ...

Diabetes rates continue to rise. Scientists have now created a pain-free drug delivery method to help people with diabetes manage the disease and maintain their health more easily. Researchers have ...

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1 or IGF) is a hormone your liver makes. One of its main jobs is to tell your bones and muscles to grow. It’s in the same family as the hormone insulin and acts a lot ...

Scientists have designed a new form of insulin that can automatically switch itself on and off depending on glucose levels in the blood. In animals, this ‘smart’ insulin 1 reduced high blood-sugar ...