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Oct 24, 2019  
## [The Price of Insulin Has Soared. These Biohackers Have a Plan to Fix It](https://time.com/5709241/open-insulin-project/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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Oct 2, 2019  
## [How Neuroscience Could Explain the Rise of Addictions, Heart Disease and Diabetes in 21st Century America](https://time.com/5690356/how-neuroscience-could-explain-the-rise-of-addictions-heart-disease-and-diabetes-in-21st-century-america/)  
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[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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May 30, 2019  
## [How the Microbiome Might Predict Diabetes, Premature Birth and Gut Diseases](https://time.com/5597688/microbiome-diabetes-premature-birth-prediction/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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## [Researchers Are Working on a Surprising Way to Deliver Insulin Without an Injection: Swallowing the Needle](https://time.com/5524139/insulin-needle-no-injection/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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Jul 2, 2018  
## [Working Long Hours Can Raise the Risk of This Disease](https://time.com/5328627/working-long-hours-diabetes/)  
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Jun 21, 2018  
## [There’s Hope for a Vaccine to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes](https://time.com/5318733/vaccine-type-1-diabetes/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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## [There May Be Five Types of Diabetes](https://time.com/5185901/there-may-be-five-types-of-diabetes/)  
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by The Aspen Institute
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Jan 29, 2018  
## [Your Car Company Might Know More About You Than Your Spouse](https://time.com/5123103/your-car-company-might-know-more-about-you-than-your-spouse/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
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Dec 5, 2017  
## [Weight Loss Really Can Reverse Diabetes, New Study Finds](https://time.com/5048653/weight-loss-diabetes-diet/)  
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[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
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