AN ‘advanced’ new calculator can predict your child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes within minutes. The free online tool ...

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Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease.

COVER STORYNowadays, diabetes is one of the major health problems. It affects one in every ten adults worldwide. Every year, 14 November is observed as World Diabetes Day to raise awareness about a ...

They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.

Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that helps sugar (glucose) get into all the body's cells, where it's used for energy. People with type 1 diabetes and some people with type 2 diabetes need to ...

An insulin pump is a wearable device that some people with diabetes use to get insulin, instead of getting it from an injection. The small pump runs on batteries and delivers short-acting insulin ...

Cord blood appetite-regulating hormones, such as peptide tyrosine tyrosine, pancreatic polypeptide, and leptin, played a crucial role in early-life growth trajectories and childhood anthropometric ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and is estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. Low insulin levels ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. Low insulin levels allow ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and is estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. A potential new ...