Back-to-back papers in today’s Science shed new light on the role that insulin and heat shock proteins may play in the aging process. Gerald Shulman and colleagues at Yale University School of ...

In a randomized controlled trial, intensive insulin therapy did not show a survival benefit for patients treated with hydrocortisone for septic shock.

Treating adults with septic shock with intensive insulin therapy to counter elevated blood glucose levels associated with corticosteroid therapy did not result in a reduced risk of in-hospital ...

The first accounts of insulin shock treatment for dementia praecox (type of insanity characterized by split personality, delusions, self-absorption, etc.) seemed to make the old miracle of casting ...

Just over a century has passed since the discovery of insulin, a time period during which the therapeutic powers of the hormone have broadened and refined. Insulin is an essential treatment for ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Shock insulin'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

At present, intensive insulin therapy or tight glycemic control cannot be recommended for broad populations of critically ill patients or for patients with septic shock.

Treating adults with septic shock with intensive insulin therapy to counter elevated blood glucose levels associated with corticosteroid therapy did not result in a reduced risk of in-hospital ...

Excessive insulin can be just as deadly as the lack of it, according to a new study. Excessive insulin can be just as deadly as a lack of insulin, according to a new study.

UC San Diego researchers describe a key player in the defense mechanism that safeguards against excessive insulin in the body, which can be as harmful as too little.

Jason Rosenberg, 38, has been living with type 1 diabetes nearly all his life. Diagnosed at age five, Jason became an expert at giving himself insulin injections several times a day. But, four ...

Bret Michaels has struggled with health issues over the years "I completely went into insulin shock onstage," he remembers of one incident The rocker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 6 years old ...