A string of about 50 amino acids is called a peptide. Your body produces many types of peptides. Insulin, which regulates blood sugar, is one example of a peptide hormone. Scientists have also created ...

Most of us know eating slightly fewer carbs keeps our blood sugar levels steady and can help manage midlife weight gain.

Ask a runner what they eat before a lengthy race and you’ll probably receive a variety of answers. Some will suggest a light ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before.The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Shares Rare Footage from Orient Mine Previous studies found that vampire bats lack genes needed for insulin secretion, a necessity for metabolising a sugary diet. So ...

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Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...

Janel Wright had just days left in her insulin supply in early January when a pharmacist told her there was none of the drug left to fill her prescription. Her neighborhood Fred Meyer pharmacy in ...

We couldn’t be happier to see Dr Sheila Reith, CBE honoured at the Pride of Britain Awards for improving the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide.

A beloved former Stirling doctor, who transformed the lives of millions of people with diabetes after co-inventing the world’s first insulin pen, has been honoured with the Mirror Pride of ...

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin. Recent research investigating a once-weekly shot finds it might help lessen the burden a bit ...