Last update:

Diabetes news

Diabetes

New test could help enhance decision-making in treatment of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetics

Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX: PIQ) has announced the publication of a peer-reviewed Australian clinical utility study demonstrating that the PromarkerD blood test provides actionable information that significantly ...

Diabetes

How natural daylight can help people with diabetes improve blood sugar levels

People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their blood sugar by doing something as simple as sitting by a window for a few hours each day. In a study published in Cell Metabolism, scientists showed that natural daylight ...

Diabetes

How your home address can predict your risk of Type 2 diabetes

Where you live may matter more than you think when it comes to your health. A new study has found that people living in neighborhoods with a high climate vulnerability index face a significantly higher risk of developing ...

Health

Grocery delivery boosts blood sugar control for diabetics

A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluated a 12-week home-delivered food and education program among adults in Northwest Arkansas. Participants received diabetes-appropriate grocery ...

Diabetes

Researchers find vital clue in the progression of Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body mistakenly attacks itself as the immune system destroys the pancreas's insulin-producing cells. Why the immune system turns against these cells remains one of the enduring questions ...

Diabetes

How diabetes affects your eyes

While eye care and regular eye exams are important for everyone, they're particularly vital for people with diabetes.

Diabetes

How mouth health affects diabetes, and vice versa

Imagine trying to enjoy your favorite meal but finding that your gums hurt, your mouth feels dry and chewing has become uncomfortable. For people living with diabetes, this can be a daily reality that often goes unrecognized.

Diabetes

Diabetes drugs may help older adults slow frailty

A new study shows that older adults with type 2 diabetes who start treatment with sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors—such as empagliflozin (Jardiance) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga)—or glucagon-like peptide-1 ...

Cardiology

People with diabetes face higher risk of sudden cardiac death

The risk of sudden cardiac death is higher for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a large study published in the European Heart Journal. The increase in risk is especially noticeable among younger adults.

Diabetes

Obesity genes tied to kidney, eye and nerve damage in diabetes

A large genome-wide analysis reports that common obesity traits share, and in some cases drive, risk for diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic neuropathy. The study maps shared DNA signals, tests causal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Zika virus may raise long-term risks of type 2 diabetes

It has been ten years since Brazil faced a major outbreak of the Zika virus. The alert was given in 2015, when the country's north-eastern states reported a sudden increase in the number of babies born with unusually small ...

Diabetes

Not all diabetes is about sugar—understanding diabetes insipidus

Diabetes mellitus—known to many as type 1 and type 2 diabetes—gets all the attention with its rising global prevalence and connection to lifestyle and autoimmunity. Meanwhile, its lesser-known relative—diabetes insipidus—more ...

Medications

Study explains loss of efficacy of common type 2 diabetes drug

Type 2 diabetes medications, such as sulfonylureas, have been a mainstay of treating the disease since they came on the market in the early 1950s. However, although they are one of the most common drugs for this condition, ...

Health

Can a mango a day keep diabetes away?

If presented with two snacks, one containing 7 grams of sugar and another with over 30 grams of sugar, choosing the healthier option should be a no-brainer, correct? Well, maybe not. Less sugar is not automatically healthier.

Diabetes

Clinical practice guidelines issued for diabetes distress

The first clinical practice guidelines on assessment and management of diabetes distress among adults were presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held from Sept. 15 to 19 in ...

Diabetes

Gestational diabetes linked to autism and ADHD in new study

A major new analysis is drawing fresh attention to the possible links between gestational diabetes and long-term brain health in both mothers and their children. The review, which combined data from 48 studies conducted over ...

Health

Cruciferous vegetables aid in regulation of blood sugar levels

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism has found evidence that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and kale could help with the management of blood sugar levels, particularly ...