Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Autism Risk
Researchers analyzed data to assess the association between maternal diabetes, both known prior to pregnancy and diagnosed during pregnancy, and the risk of autism...
New Drug May Prevent Artery Disease in Diabetics and High-Risk Patients
University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have found a pharmaceutical approach to prevent vascular disease in high-risk people, such as those living with...
Scientists Find a Trigger for Type 1 Diabetes
University of Colorado School of Medicine scientists made a big discovery -- identifying a factor that may trigger type 1 diabetes. A team of researchers,...
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...
Cytokine Reversed Type 1 Diabetes in New Study
A new study shows promising progress for a new treatment of type 1 diabetes using a protein made by immune cells, which essentially cured...
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...
Diabetes Drug Helps Body Rebuild After Heart Attack
New light has been shed on how a common diabetes drug can be used to aid recovery from a heart attack, an important step since heart disease is the leading cause of illness in people with diabetes.
Are Statins Causing Diabetes? Disturbing Link Found.
Patients that were prescribed statins were 87% more likely to develop diabetes, even though they were free of heart disease, diabetes, and other severe...
Education Level and Diabetes: Study Shows Who Does a Better Job at Preventing or...
Study analyzed data that combined interviews, physical exams and laboratory tests to find out who does better at preventing or managing diabetes -- college...
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...
Lab-Grown Mini-Organ Producing Insulin After Transplant
After decades of trying to replace insulin-producing cells, researchers have grown mini-organs that produce, and replenish, insulin after being transplanted. Researchers have spent decades trying...
Antipsychotic and Anti-depressant Drugs Given to Children Increases Diabetes Risk
Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents with disruptive behaviors, such as ADHD, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, can cause Type 2 diabetes and obesity....
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...
Treating Sleep Apnea or Heavy Snoring May Delay Alzheimer’s and Memory Decline
People with sleep breathing problems were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) an average of nearly 10 years earlier than people who did not...
Alert for Lifescan Meter Users: Certain Blood Glucose Test Strips Reporting False Results
GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips, which are advertised for use with the LifeScan OneTouch family of glucose meters, may report false results. Find out...
Study: Type 2 Diabetes Drug Makes People Fat. Find out why.
Many people with type 2 diabetes are taking anti-diabetic medications which specifically activate sensors that increase hunger, which then leads to weight gain. Medication used...
