Pregnancy and Smoking – Increased Risk of Diabetes in Girls Exposed as Fetuses by...
A new study shows that female fetuses exposed to smoke have a higher risk of diabetes as adults, adding yet another example of how...
New Treatment Using Skin Cells Could Replace Insulin Shots
Stem cells from diabetic patients have been coaxed to become insulin-secreting cells which would replace the need for insulin shots. Researchers have produced insulin-secreting cells...
Oral Insulin Capsule to Replace Injections Developed
Researchers have created a way to deliver insulin in the form of a capsule that can be taken orally. This is a huge development,...
FDA Approves Eylea to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy and DME
Breakthrough therapy designation granted to Eylea for the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy with Diabetic Macular Edema. Eylea is administered by a physician once a...
Blood Pressure Treatment May Harm Diabetic Patients
A new study has produced some alarming results about an increased risk of dying for people with diabetes based on the blood pressure treatment...
First Artificial Pancreas Approved by FDA for Diabetes
The FDA has approved the first automated insulin delivery device, also known as an artificial pancreas, which adjusts insulin levels with little or no...
Living Near High Traffic Road Linked to Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetics Using Insulin
If you have type 2 diabetes, use insulin, and live near a high-traffic road, then you have a significant increase in risk factors for...
Drinking by Women at Conception Boosts Risk of Diabetes for Baby
We all know that drinking while pregnant can cause serious problems. Now, a new study shows that women who drink alcohol around the time...
Seaweed Capsules May Lead to Injection-Free Diabetic Living
A microencapsulation method, developed by OIST researchers, offers hope to patients suffering from type 1 diabetes to return to a life free of insulin...
Brains of Type 1 Diabetics Show Signs of Accelerated Aging
People with type 1 diabetes show signs of accelerated aging and slower information processing. Study suggests that middle-aged type 1 diabetics should be screened...
Free Tool Predicts Blindness and Amputation Risk in Diabetics
Researchers from University of Nottingham have developed software that helps predict the risk of blindness and amputation in people living with type 1 or...
Common Insecticide Increases Diabetes Risk, Tricks Melatonin Receptor
UB scientists have evidence that exposure to one of the most commonly used insecticides creates a higher risk for metabolic diseases like diabetes. Synthetic chemicals...
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...
New Therapy to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Using Ceramidase Found
UT Southwestern researchers showed that introducing an enzyme called ceramidase returned insulin sensitivity to normal, paving the way for a possible therapy for type...
Single Hypoglycemic Emergency Raises Risk of Death within 3 years for Diabetics, Says Study
Alarming study showed that within three years of a dangerously low blood sugar episode requiring an emergency department visit, one-third of those in the...
Hospital Study: Low Blood Sugar Levels Can Be Deadly
According to a new study, low blood glucose levels in hospitalized patients is linked to increased mortality risk, but a new guide has...
