By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: For individuals managing diabetes, insulin must be administered into the subcutaneous tissue—the layer of fat located between the skin and muscle. This tissue, also called ...

An international expert panel has recently released a comprehensive set of recommendations for optimal insulin injection techniques and equipment. The group, called the Forum for Injection Technique ...

A new therapy for type 1 diabetes could nix the need for insulin injections. Just a single infusion of lab-grown pancreatic cells let patients’ bodies make all the insulin they needed, scientists ...

If you’re on insulin to treat type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it’s critical to know exactly how to use it. “Insulin can be a very dangerous drug if used improperly,” says Stanley Mathew, MD, an ...

IDiabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of this century.

Current insulin therapies In order to inject insulin, a person currently needs to gauge how much of the medication to use based on their blood sugar levels. These vary, depending on the number of ...

Share on Pinterest Eli Lilly’s once-weekly insulin injection is as effective as daily shots for managing blood sugar in diabetes, new data shows. Scott Olson/Getty Images New research offers an ...

People with type 1 diabetes must monitor their blood glucose levels and inject precise doses of insulin several times a day to avoid health complications. Now, diabetes researchers are developing ...