Diabetes and eye health: What you need to know
Diabetes is a condition in which there is too much glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. Over time, high blood glucose levels...
How to keep kidneys healthy if you have diabetes
The best way to slow or prevent diabetes-related kidney disease is to try to reach your blood glucose and blood pressure goals.
Healthy lifestyle habits...
What is diabetic retinopathy?
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness in people who have diabetes.
It affects blood vessels in the retina (the light-sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye).
If you have diabetes, it’s...
This diabetes drug could help treat heart failure even you don’t have diabetes
Scientists from Sichuan University found a common diabetes drug could help reduce death risk in people with heart failure.
They that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors...
People married into long-lived families get lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh found that people who married into long-lived families have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
They found that...
Two common diabetes drugs spike heart attack risk
Scientists from Northwestern University found two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack,...
1 in 7 people with diabetes test their blood sugar too often, study finds
For more than 29 million Americans with type 2 diabetes, testing their blood sugar is just part of daily life.
Scientists from the University of...
Increase your muscle strength to reduce diabetes risk
Scientists from Iowa State University found that building muscle strength may offer a way to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
They found that...
Healthy plant-based diet may help lower diabetes risk
Scientists from Harvard found that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is linked to a lower risk...
Why people with diabetes more likely to have COVID-19
Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University found why people with diabetes, asthma and other conditions that involve chronic inflammation are more susceptible to...