Research discovers gene that causes diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of...
Low-carb diet can reduce blood sugar in people with prediabetes
Approximately 96 million Americans have prediabetes and more than 80% of those with prediabetes are unaware they have it, according to the CDC.
Those with prediabetes are...
How diabetes may promote tooth decay
In a study from Rutgers University, scientists found out why people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay.
The...
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...