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Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that typically emerges before the age of 20, wipes out the body’s ability to produce insulin—a hormone that’s essential to life. Diagnosis often comes after symptoms arise, at which point the disease has taken hold. But if there were a way to test at-risk patients for very early signs […]
Effective type 1 diabetes screening risk score discovered
A new risk score has been developed which experts say could be a more effective way to screen for type 1 diabetes. It works by taking into account detailed genetic information known to increase the chances of the autoimmune condition. Is it thought this pioneering approach could make life easier when it comes to screening […]
Eli Lilly to offer half-price insulin for people with type 1 diabetes
(NBC) – Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co announced plans on Monday to sell a half-price version of its popular insulin injection Humalog, as it fends off criticism about rising drug prices in the United States. Major drugmakers including Lilly, a leading producer of insulin, have come under fire from patients and lawmakers over the rising […]