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 ...
High blood sugar levels can put you at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart problems and kidney failure and is mainly caused by not exercising and having a poor diet.
If levels are low enough, it may even cause seizures. Alcohol can also affect your body's ability to regulate blood sugar. It can make it drop, especially if you haven't eaten enough. If you've ...
Novo Nordisk scientists have synthesised an insulin molecule that specifically targets glucose in blood, instead of other sugars like fructose, to aid treatment of all types of diabetes.