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insulin

Costly struggle for life-saving drug

The price of insulin has jumped 400 percent over the past decade, leaving some patients choosing between food and medicine.

3 top diabetes myths: Learn the truth

A diabetes educator discusses the most common misconceptions she hears and offers two helpful tips.

Here’s your wakeup call

Doctors warn of sleep apnea’s outsized role in aggravating—and in some cases creating—a host of ailments.

Patient Story

Diabetes isn’t what it used to be

Doctors expect Emma Scott, 7, to live a 'normal kid' kind of life after Type 1 diagnosis.

A touch improved

FDA approves first continuous glucose monitoring system for treatment decisions, sparing folks from three daily fingersticks.

Patient Story

Diabetes in disguise?

Ben Krieger had no idea that his extreme symptoms—fatigue, thirst, hunger and weight loss—were signs of Type 1 diabetes.

Sweet power of protein, probiotics

People who add these elements to their diet could see improvements in blood sugar levels.

Patient Story

Meet Otto: A happy bundle

As an early graduate of a collaborative clinic for pregnant women with diabetes, he arrived with a healthy birth weight and a bright future.

The key to avoiding diabetes

A healthy diet and exercise can help.

Daily soda boosts prediabetes risk

Long-running study shows how regular sugar intake can batter a person's body on a cellular level.

Patient Story

Expecting and have diabetes?

Specialized, one-stop prenatal care gives Becky Norris 'a sense of peace.'

Sugary drinks increase deep belly fat

This same type of fat is also associated with risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.