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Diabetes drug may lower risk of autoimmune diseases, study finds

A new study from South Korea has found that a common type of diabetes medicine may offer an unexpected benefit: a lower risk of...

Why obesity strongly linked to diabetic complications

A large genome-wide analysis reports that common obesity traits share, and in some cases drive, risk for diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic...

Strong connection between diabetes and heart disease risk

Diabetes and heart disease are often linked—and for good reason. People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke...

AI shows how fat location, not just amount, raises risk for diabetes and heart...

Carrying too much fat in the body, known as adiposity, is a well-known cause of serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, type 2...

Why mango may help reverse prediabetes

If you had to choose between two snacks—one with seven grams of sugar and another with more than 30 grams—you’d probably pick the one...

Leg movements during sleep may show higher diabetes risk

Poor sleep is not just about feeling tired the next day. It can also affect your long-term health. A new study published in the journal...

New way to prevent dangerous blood sugar drops in diabetes

A new study from the University of California, Davis, has uncovered how cells in the pancreas work together to stop blood sugar from dropping...

Weight-loss and diabetes drug may raise risk of blinding eye disease

A new study from researchers in Canada has raised a warning: a popular drug used for diabetes and weight loss may more than double...

How air pollution drives obesity and diabetes

Air pollution is already known to be bad for our lungs and heart, but now scientists have found it may also hurt our metabolism. A...

Scientists cure diabetic heart damage in new research

Diabetes is well known for causing high blood sugar, but many people don’t realize that it can also seriously harm the heart. One of the...