WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail has frequently touted capping the price of insulin at $35 a month as a major accomplishment of the Biden administration ...

Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...

Now, scientists have made a major breakthrough in developing what has been long called the “holy grail” diabetes treatments — a “smart” insulin that responds in real time to fluctuations in one’s ...

A new treatment combining ReCET and semaglutide eliminated insulin use in 86% of type 2 diabetes patients, improving natural insulin sensitivity. A new treatment combining ReCET and semaglutide could ...

“Notably, glucose values vary over a narrow range (from approximately 2 to 20-30 mM [36 mg/dL to 360-540 mg/dL] in people with diabetes), so a rather steep change in insulin bioactivity must be ...

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Scientists have engineered a modified insulin that reduces its activity at low glucose levels. This glucose-responsive insulin could prevent people with diabetes from experiencing dangerously low ...

A team led by Novo Nordisk’s Rita Slaaby developed the glucose-responsive insulin, which is called NNC2215. The insulin in NNC2215 makes links to two moieties: a glucose-binding macrocycle and a ...