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Study suggests type 1 diabetes may significantly raise bladder cancer risk
People with type 1 diabetes (previously called juvenile diabetes) are 4.29 times more likely to develop bladder cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. ...
Nov 20, 2025
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How GLP-1s impact the heart and kidneys of veterans with type 2 diabetes
Public interest in drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also called GLP-1 RAs, has surged in recent years, with popular types like semaglutide (sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy) becoming ...
Nov 19, 2025
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The future of insulin delivery for diabetes could be through a patch
A compound that enables the delivery of insulin through the skin has been demonstrated in mice and minipigs. The findings, reported in a paper published in Nature, suggest a potential alternative to injection for diabetes ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant
A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers. Type 1 diabetes ...
Nov 18, 2025
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New clues reveal how gestational diabetes affects offspring
Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.
Nov 18, 2025
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Do fatalistic attitudes affect clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University at Buffalo investigators report that diabetes fatalism is associated with lower mental health-related quality of life over 12 months in African American adults with poorly ...
Big sex differences found in how diet and insulin rewire muscle for better blood sugar
New research found that restricting calories dramatically rewires proteins in rat skeletal muscle, causing molecular changes that boost insulin sensitivity—crucial for blood sugar control in older adults, say scientists ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, offering the clearest explanation to date of why the condition is particularly difficult to manage when ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Normalizing blood sugars could cut type 2 diabetes risk in half
Prediabetes has long been thought to lead to type 2 diabetes, but according to new Deakin research, for some that isn't always the case.
Nov 13, 2025
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Oral insulin trial marks milestone toward personalized prevention of type 1 diabetes
The Primary Oral Insulin Trial (POInT) investigates whether type 1 diabetes in at-risk children can be prevented through oral insulin treatment. First results mark an important step toward the prevention of type 1 diabetes, ...
Nov 12, 2025
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One-hour blood glucose level: A better chance to prevent diabetes
An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state—even before prediabetes. Affected individuals respond particularly well to lifestyle interventions. ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Proteins in blood linked to type 2 diabetes development
What role do circulating proteins in the blood play in determining the risk of whether a person develops type 2 diabetes? Are the effects of these proteins also associated with dietary changes?
Nov 12, 2025
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Physical inactivity and food insecurity emerge as key diabetes predictors in Southern California adults
Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers report that physical inactivity, routine checkups, binge drinking, lack of insurance, and food insecurity were the strongest correlates of diagnosed diabetes in Southern California. ...
Study links ultra-processed food intake to prediabetes in young adults
More than half of calories consumed in the United States come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), items like fast food and packaged snacks that are often high in sodium, sugar and unhealthy fats. In adults, research has clearly ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Effectiveness of anti-clotting meds after stent placement varied in people with diabetes
One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who had received a drug-eluting stent did not offer the same level of benefit ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Protecting against diabetic corneal disease
A Cedars-Sinai study helps explain why half of diabetes patients experience deterioration of the cornea, the transparent dome-shaped outer layer of the eye that provides protection and focuses incoming light. The findings, ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Strong link between type 2 diabetes and hearing loss revealed
As the United States observes American Diabetes Month this November, a comprehensive study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, reveals that individuals with type 2 diabetes face a significantly elevated risk ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Type 1 diabetes causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease.
Nov 10, 2025
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Insulin rationing persists despite policy changes, study shows
Yale researchers have found that despite new policies addressing insulin costs, the proportion of patients who ration insulin due to cost remains unchanged. The findings were published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Nov 7, 2025
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Why your daily walk might not work as well if you're on metformin
A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise.
Nov 6, 2025
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Maternal type 1 diabetes may protect children through epigenetic changes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the body's own insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas, leaving patients with a lifelong dependency on external insulin.
Nov 6, 2025
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Human stomach cells tweaked to produce insulin in diabetes treatment study
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and is estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide.
Nov 6, 2025
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Finerenone reduces kidney damage in type 1 diabetes by lowering protein in urine
The drug finerenone has a positive effect on patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The drug reduces the amount of proteins excreted in the urine of these patients. This reduction indicates that the degree ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Therapies against cellular aging may help treat metabolic diseases
A growing body of evidence implicates cellular senescence—when cells age and permanently stop dividing—as an important contributor to metabolic dysfunction that can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
Nov 5, 2025
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Real-time glucose monitoring with professional support can improve type 1 diabetes control
People with type 1 diabetes achieved significantly better long-term blood glucose when their levels were monitored by health care professionals in real time, via a sensor under the skin, and they received regular advice in ...
Nov 4, 2025
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