A new study in ACS Nano investigates the potential for an artificial “closed-loop” system to mimic pancreas activity and release insulin in response to glucose level changes. Researchers developed a “glucose-mediated release strategy for the self-regulated delivery of insulin using an injectable...

In an effort to evaluate past efforts and identify gaps in diabetes care, a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine conducted a survey of adults with self-reported diabetes. The study showed “33.4 to 48.7% of persons with diabetes still did not meet the targets for glycemic control, blood...

A new article in Bloomberg News reports “Harvard University scientists discovered a hormone that spurs the growth of beta cells, the body’s insulin factories, a finding that holds promise for treating diabetes in a new way.” The hormone, betatrophin, was found to increase beta cell growth by...