This hidden hormone problem may trigger type 2 diabetes
For decades, scientists studying type 2 diabetes have focused mainly on insulin. Insulin is the hormone that helps move sugar out of the blood...
Fatty liver disease may cause type 2 diabetes through this hormone
A new study from researchers in Germany has uncovered another possible cause of type 2 diabetes, and it may begin in the liver rather...
This diabetes drug may help older people stay strong after illness and surgery
A common diabetes medicine that has been used for many years may soon have a surprising new purpose.
Scientists now believe that Metformin, a low-cost...
Popular diabetes drug may lower blood sugar through the gut, study finds
For decades, metformin has been considered one of the most trusted treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Doctors around the world prescribe it to millions of...
Diabetes drug could quietly save millions from heart and kidney failure
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health problems in the world. Millions of people live with the condition every day, and many...
Diabetes, weight-loss drugs not a perfect fit?
Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people worldwide and now a new international study, jointly led by Adelaide University, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich,...
Diabetes drug metformin may work in the gut, not the liver
Metformin is one of the most widely used medicines in the world. Millions of people with type 2 diabetes take it every day to...
Scientists find another hormone behind type 2 diabetes—and the liver may be the key
For many years, scientists studying type 2 diabetes have mainly focused on one hormone: insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas and helps move...
Common diabetes drugs may increase risks of heart attacks and strokes
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common long-term health conditions in the world. Millions of people depend on daily medications to keep...
Why some diabetes patients recover better after weight-loss surgery
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living inside the human gut may have far more influence on health than anyone once imagined.
These microscopic organisms...