• Apart from the homely subcutaneous injections, it is also possible to deliver insulin by a pump, which allows continuous infusion of insulin Diabetic Test Strips 24 hours a day at preset levels, and the ability to program doses (a bolus) of insulin as needed at meal times

• An inhaled model of insulin was approved by the FDA in January 2006, although it was discontinued for racket reasons in October 2007
• Non-insulin treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies and stem-cell based therapies, are effective in animal models but have not yet completed clinical trials in humans.

A 2008 study completed in the U.S. found that more American women are entering pregnancy with preexisting diabetes. In dope the rate of diabetes in expectant mothers has else than doubled in the past 6 years