While it has long been known that type 1 diabetes runs in families, experts are less certain about what actually starts the autoimmune attack that defines the disease. Most people with type 1 diabetes ...

For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. The new research ...

High A1c levels are associated with the development of "trigger finger" in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers find. Trigger finger, officially called stenosing flexor tenosynovitis, ...

Diabetes, the broad term for a handful of diseases that prevent the body from properly regulating blood sugar levels, was first documented over 3,500 years ago in ancient Egypt—yet experts still ...