Diabetes news
Diabetes Study Shines Spotlight on Lifestyle Interventions
An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help…
Statin use linked to more diabetes in women: study
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes in middle-aged and older…
Why Personalized Medicine Holds Promise for Preventing and Treating Diabetes
With the trend in healthcare moving toward an era of personalized medicine, there is much anticipation and hope…
Insulin therapy may help repair atherosclerotic lesions in diabetic patients
New research reveals that insulin applied in therapeutic doses selectively stimulates the formation of new elastic fibers in…
Protein May Represent Treatment Target for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein…
Experts Suggest All Hospitalized Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested
Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem…
Poor Sleep May Complicate Young Diabetics’ Blood Sugar Control
Poor sleep may be undermining the efforts of children with type 1 diabetes when it comes to controlling…
Insulin signaling is distorted in pancreases of Type 2 diabetics
Insulin signaling is altered in the pancreas, a new study shows for the first time in humans. The…
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…
