Diabetes Self-Management

The BCG Vaccine and Blood Sugar Control in T1D

An inexpensive, generic vaccine has been shown to improve blood glucose levels in people with Type 1 diabetes, according to the results of a new study.

Published in the journal npj Vaccines, the study included 52 participants with longstanding diabetes who were randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a control group.

Members of the treatment group received two doses

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