Insulin and glucagon work in what’s called a negative feedback loop. During this process, one event triggers another, which triggers another, and so on, to keep your blood sugar levels balanced ...

Your body makes and releases insulin in a feedback loop based on your blood sugar level. At its most basic level, it’s similar to your home's heating and cooling system, which releases cool or ...

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who used hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery with Control-IQ technology spent more time ...

Researchers investigated whether completely closed-loop insulin delivery could improve glycemic control among type 2 diabetes patients compared to regular insulin injections without any increase ...

Multiple developers of connected diabetes hardware have announced plans this week to link their insulin pumps with continuous ...

The 501(c)3 non-profit Tidepool, which seeks to empower the next generation of innovations in diabetes management, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Tidepool ...

When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make insulin or can't use it very well. Learn how insulin treatment mimics your body's natural way of lowering blood sugar.

Artificial sweeteners don't raise short-term blood sugar levels. Drinking a can of Diet Coke, for example, won't cause a spike. Long-term effects are unknown.

Hybrid closed-loop technology effectively helped women stay in target glucose range for longer compared to standard of care. CHICAGO, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study shows pregnant women ...

People with type 1 diabetes require continuous insulin treatment and must regularly measure their glucose levels. With open-loop therapies*, insulin administration is manually controlled, while ...

Your pancreas senses how much glucose, or sugar, is in the blood and produces a corresponding amount of the hormone insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let sugar into your cells, which use it for ...