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Scientists develop first test to detect kidney disease risk in people with diabetes

In a study from Monash University and elsewhere, scientists found the genetic markers for people with diabetes at risk of developing kidney disease. The study...

Heart attack risk has decreased 50% in people with diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have a heart attack or die from heart disease compared to people without diabetes. Management of...

These two drugs can reduce blood sugar most effectively, study finds

Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and...

Common food additive in processed meat is linked to type 2 diabetes

Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources. They are also used as...

Older class of type 2 diabetes drugs may lower dementia risk by 22%

Scientists found the use of an older class of type 2 diabetes drugs called glitazones is linked to a 22% reduced risk of dementia.

This diabetes drug can help protect against Alzheimer’s disease

In a study from Karolinska Institutet, scientists found mechanisms associated with a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer's disease. The findings...

Scientists develop new artificial pancreas for people with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes causes levels of glucose—blood sugar—to become too high. Ordinarily, blood sugar levels are controlled by the release of insulin, but in type 2...

Widely used diabetes drug may cause dangerous infection

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a new type of drug used to treat diabetes. A recent study from FDA showed that the drugs could lead...

People with heart failure may get benefit from type 2 diabetes drugs

There are more than 64 million people worldwide affected by heart failure, half of whom have mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. A recent study from Brigham...

Old mental drugs may help treat type 2 diabetes

In a study from the University of Alberta, scientists found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option...