Diabetes news
Low vitamin D levels may contribute to development of Type 2 diabetes
A recent study of obese and non-obese children found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent…
Insight: Diabetes breakthrough stalled in safety debate
It’s a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment…
FDA: Diabetes device plan may help patients faster
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new guidelines on Thursday for the development of a potentially revolutionary…
Tools for predicting diabetes exist but are not used, research shows
New research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that many cases of diabetes could be prevented by…
Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics
Kerry Morgan was just 3 years old when she participated in her first clinical trial for type 1…
Moderate drinking tied to lower diabetes risk
Middle aged women who eat a lot of refined carbs might offset their risk of type 2 diabetes…
Traffic pollution may be linked to diabetes risk
People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk…
Diabetes forecast to hit one in 10 adults by 2030
One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the…
Risk of contracting diabetes to increase in world of 7 billion people
World citizen number 7 billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS,…
Intensive therapy halves kidney disease in type 1 diabetes
Controlling blood glucose early in the course of type 1 diabetes yields huge dividends, preserving kidney function for…
Knocking out key protein in mice boosts insulin sensitivity
By knocking out a key regulatory protein, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine…
Tear drops may rival blood drops in testing blood sugar in diabetes
Scientists are reporting development and successful laboratory testing of an electrochemical sensor device that has the potential to…
Ethnic Differences in Appointment Keeping Affect Health of Diabetes Patients
Ethnic differences in appointment keeping may be an important factor in poor health outcomes among some minority patients…
Medtronic probes insulin pump risks
Medtronic Inc has asked software security experts to investigate the safety of its insulin pumps, as a new…
Low levels of BNP hormone linked to development of Type 2 diabetes
Using Mendelian randomization, Roman Pfister of the University of Cambridge, UK and colleagues demonstrate a potentially causal link…
Examining New Strategies to Prevent Diabetes Complications
University of Michigan Health System researchers will use a $3.5 million federal grant to study a new approach…
Study finds no correlation between primary kidney stone treatment and diabetes
A Mayo Clinic study finds no correlation between the use of shock waves to break up kidney stones…
Move to better area tied to less diabetes
They say “You are what you eat.” Maybe it should also be, “You are where you live.”
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Joslin study finds clue to birth defects in babies of mothers with diabetes
In a paper published today in Diabetologia, a team at Joslin Diabetes Center, headed by Mary R. Loeken,…
Experts find continuous glucose monitoring beneficial in maintaining target blood glucose levels
Patients with diabetes face daily challenges in managing their blood glucose levels, and it has been postulated that…
