Diabetes has become a growing global health concern, affecting millions of people worldwide. Among its types, Type 1 Diabetes is considered a serious condition that requires lifelong management.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells that produce insulin—a critical hormone that regulates blood sugar in the body. Scientists at Scripps ...

Frederick Banting declared that “insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment” in his 1923 Nobel lecture. The year 2021 marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin, which revolutionized ...

Diabetes mellitus – known to many as type 1 and type 2 diabetes – gets all the attention with its rising global prevalence and connection to lifestyle and autoimmunity. Meanwhile, its lesser-known ...

Produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. This video is part of an editorially independent special report. Narrator: Have you ever thought about how your body turns food into energy ...

Once known as “juvenile” diabetes, type 1 diabetes was long considered a childhood disease. Although the condition is often diagnosed in children and teenagers, it can develop at any age. Type 1 ...

Share on Pinterest Eating some foods in early childhood, like gluten-rich cereal, may increase a child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Image credit: rachasuk/Getty Images. Type 1 diabetes is a ...

Share on Pinterest Research indicates that fluctuations in glucose levels could effect cognitive health. Digital Vision/Getty Images Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects the pancreas ...