Study: Why Most Obese People Develop Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Findings from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), which appear in eLife, provide a possible explanation as to why most people who are obese...
Texting Improves Diabetes Prevention in India
A study involving 1 million people has found that using mobile phones and text messages to change diabetes risk behaviors leads to positive results. A...
Australian First Study: Massive Diabetic Foot Disease Costs
New research from Queensland University of Technology shows preventable hospitalization from diabetic foot disease is costing Australia hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Senior...
Study: New Drug Could Treat Both Type 2 Diabetes and Bone Loss
Unlike certain diabetes drugs, a new class of drug actually increases bone mass and reduces risk of fractures. In addition to its more obvious ills,...
Replacing Carbs with Healthy Fat Could Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Study provides evidence for the effects of dietary fats and carbohydrate on the regulation of glucose and insulin levels and several other metrics linked...
Diabetes Could be Due to Failure of Beta Cell Hubs
Findings, published in Cell Metabolism, present a significant step forward in understanding the cell mechanisms suggesting that diabetes may due to the failure of...
Breastfeeding Protects Against Diabetes, Alters Maternal Metabolism
Recent study examined whether metabolism could be responsible for reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women who breastfeed by 40%. Four percent...
Adolescent Diabetes Higher Than Previously Reported
Research recently published by JAMA details the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in American adolescents and previous estimates were lower than they should have...
Qtern Approved for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes by EU
AstraZeneca has received approval from the EU for Qtern, which is prescribed to improve glycemic control for treatment of type 2 diabetes. AstraZeneca announced that...
Treatment to Better Regulate Insulin Discovered
A recent discovery shows how lowering PKD1 can help people with diabetes limit metabolic complications, such as stroke, heart disease and some forms of...
Study: Diabetes Challenges and Inspires Family Members
A Penn State study looked at the outcomes of people with diabetes when their family members supported and helped them with their diabetes. Their...
Diabetic Retinopathy Linked to Higher Depression Risk
Study details the association between severity of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema with symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults with diabetes. In a...
Opposite Effects of Lost Sleep in Men and Women
Study recently published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows opposite effects of lost sleep in men and women and...
Volanesorsen Improves Blood Sugar Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Penn researcher finds volanesorsen improves insulin sensitivity, glucose control for type 2 diabetics with high triglycerides. High triglycerides -- a type of fat, or lipid,...
Study: Diabetes and C.A.D. Can Be Deadly
The combination of type 2 diabetes and CAD can be deadly, with patients facing a one in four chance of dying over the course...
Diabetes Drug Lowers Cardiovascular and Kidney Complication Risk
For the first time, a large clinical trial showed across-the-board cardiovascular benefit of a common diabetes drug, a much-needed outcome for people with type...
