The autoimmune disorder destroys the body’s ability to produce insulin. Some patients in experimental trials have gotten it ...

In recent years, we have come to appreciate that loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing islet beta cells underlies virtually all major forms of diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, beta cells ...

New Human Gastric Organoids could prove vital in the search for a type 1 diabetes cure without the risk of immune rejection.

Diabetes isn't curable because of the cells that produce insulin, the hormone key to helping the body break down blood sugar. These are the beta cells in the pancreas that either can't make enough ...

A new approach using stem cells to rebuild insulin-producing beta cells may help people with diabetes restore natural insulin ...

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

Millions of people with type 1 or 2 diabetes worldwide rely on insulin injections or medications to keep their blood sugar in check. The disease results from the destruction of the pancreas’s finite ...

Friday is World Diabetes Day and November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and with 1.5 million people in the U.S. living with ...

Q: I have Type 1 diabetes. I try to stay healthy and keep my blood sugar under control, but it feels like a fight every day. I read there's a study using stem cells for a cure. Are there any updates?

A specially devised hybrid treatment has shown tremendous potential for treating type 1 diabetes in mice, scoring full marks ...

You have probably heard of Type 1 diabetes, but do you know about the recent advancements in its treatment and identification?

Dear Doctors: I have Type 1 diabetes. I try to stay healthy and keep my blood sugar under control, but it feels like a fight every day. I read there’s a study using stem cells for a cure. Are there ...