Older men who are worried about insulin resistance can take heart from a Tufts University study which shows that higher than normal doses of vitamin K slow development of the condition. (Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body increasingly cannot use insulin properly and blood glucose levels rise. It is a major precursor to type 2 diabetes.) Join discussion...

Diabetes patients on insulin, suffering from acute injection phobia, have an alternative with the launch of Oral-Recosulin , a recombinant DNA human insulin buccal spray. The spray, which is on phase-3 trial and yet to be launched in the US, has been approved for marketing in India. Join discussion...

SmartInsulin that could sense high glucose levels and automatically dispense insulin on demand. Join discussion...

Sanofi-aventis announced last week, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apidra(R) (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) to improve glycemic control in children (4 years and older) with diabetes. Join discussion...

Using an insulin pump to manage diabetes is more convenient than managing the disease with daily insulin injections. Join discussion...

Good news for the millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes. A new method for taking insulin orally has been developed that mimics the way the body naturally processes this crucial hormone. As opposed to insulin taken by injection, the Oramed capsule mimics the ways in which the body naturally produces, regulates, and distributes the hormone. Join discussion...

Eighty-six years ago Canadian Frederick Banting administered the first insulin injection. In 1922 Banting's work came to a head as he injected a man called Leonard Thompson with insulin. Thompson lived for another 13 years Join discussion...