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The islets of Langerhans play a crucial role in blood sugar regulation. Fayette A Reynolds/Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library via Flickr Diabetes develops when the body fails to ...

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Insulin-producing cells can be genetically modified to hide from the immune system. People with type 1 diabetes must constantly rely on insulin injections or pumps, usually for the rest of their life ...

If you or someone you love is living with diabetes, you already know diabetes care is more than just a condition—it’s a daily ...

Eric Moyal ’17, MA’18, MS’21 is working to disrupt the drug industry and bring an end to sky-high prices for the life-saving medication Eric Moyal ’17, MA’18, MS’21 is on a mission to make insulin ...

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Many diabetics are finding the cost of staying alive to be increasingly out of reach. A Yale School of Medicine study published in HealthAffairs uncovered “catastrophic spending on insulin,” with more ...

Lawmakers have focused on the high cost of diabetes drugs. The announcement will make state-branded insulin available two years later than the governor originally promised.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is rolling out an effort to lower the price of insulin to $11. CalRx, the state-run program that aims to lower the cost of insulin and other medications, would ...

Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not produce insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune disease ...