A doctor and a diabetes researcher has developed a one-two punch that could eliminate the need for traditional treatment options for type-1 diabetes that are often less than ideal. A new vaccine and a solid foundation for research that could help develop a similar treatment for type two diabetes.

Before you flip open that tub of Ben and Jerry’s, be aware that ice cream really can control your brain and say “eat me.“ A U.S. study by UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has found that fat from certain foods such ice cream and burgers heads to the brain.

Type 2 diabetes affects 21 to 22 million Americans.

There is no cure, and over time, patients are at risk for a number of serious complications.

Scientists are now testing Emulin™, a product derived from select tropical fruits, to control blood sugar levels.

In a small trial participants who used Emulin had an 11 percent drop in fasting blood sugar levels.

A research team from the University of São Paulo in Brazil and Northwestern University in Chicago are the first researchers to successfully treat type 1 diabetes patients with their own stem cells.

The i-port was developed by K.K. Patton, a type 1 diabetic who disliked giving herself insulin injections, but needs about 8 injections a day.

If glucose levels are under good control before pregnancy, it will be easier to maintain that control through the pregnancy and after delivery.