Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body doesn’t make enough of the hormone insulin, resulting in high blood glucose levels. It is commonly diagnosed in childhood or young ...

A large UK study suggests that screening children for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test could help ...

Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease. Diabetes, both type 1 and ...

A simple finger-prick blood test can find those at risk so they can get the right treatment.

Glucose is a simple carbohydrate that serves as the body’s major source of energy, fueling cells, organs and critical processes in the body and brain. Glucose is the main type of sugar found in the ...

Each year, about 18,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the United States. And that number is increasing at a rate of 2.9% each year. Those statistics mean more and more ...

Diabetes is a lifelong disease that affects almost 12% of people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease ...

New research has shown that the introduction childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is ‘effective’ and would help reduce ...