With Democrats’ health agenda stalled, lawmakers turn to insulin

The policy is a top priority for Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), one of his party’s most vulnerable members up for reelection in November, and the push…

COVID-19-Related Stress Could Trigger Increased Insulin Resistance, Transient Diabetes

A new study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) suggests elevated rates of newly diagnosed diabetes among patients presenting with COVID-19 may be the result of a transitory condition…

Tandem Diabetes Care Announces FDA Clearance for the t:slim X2 Insulin Pump to Bolus Using the t:connect Mobile App

First Smartphone App FDA cleared for Insulin Delivery on Both iOS and Android Operating Systems SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM), a leading insulin delivery and diabetes technology…

Alec Smith: How a Minnesota man who died from soaring insulin prices could change US diabetes care forever

When Nicole Smith-Holt went to confront the bosses of Eli Lilly in May 2018, she had not been an activist for long. Only eleven months earlier, she did not follow…

Mothers demand action after insulin cap vote

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK/KAIT) – It’s impossible to put a price on a child’s life, but for the mothers of children with Type 1 diabetes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult. Back…

Small Amounts of Liver Fat Lead to Insulin Resistance and Increased Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Yale Researchers Find

Yale researchers have redefined a key metric for diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) in young, lean, healthy people. Too much liver fat can lead to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes,…