Diabetic

Orally administered insulin, a game-changing treatment, is one step closer to reality with a final Phase 2b human clinical trial underway to prove the drug's efficacy before it reaches the final stages of trials and registrations that could bring it to market within a few short years.

Diabetics are often warned against the dangers of eating too much chocolate. But it turns out that one of the treat's major components might be just the thing to help keep the disease at bay. Researchers have isolated a compound in cocoa pushes certain cells to become insulin powerhouses.

Finger-prick tests to monitor blood glucose levels can be the bane of a diabetic's life. In a move that could put an end to such tests in the future, researchers at Princeton University have developed a non-invasive way to test blood glucose levels using a laser.

Scientists are developing a biochip that could be used by diabetics to measure glucose levels in their saliva.

DermaFuse, a glass nanofiber material that looks like cotton candy, has been shown to speed healing in difficult-to-treat wounds.

A yogurt-based treatment for diabetes that is proving successful in mice might one day provide an alternative treatment for people with diabetes.