Scientists find why some older men have higher risk of diabetes
In a recent study from Johns Hopkins University, scientists found that older men who have lower lean body mass as they age are more...
For people with diabetes, weight loss surgery may be the best option
In a study from Columbia University, scientists found bariatric surgery—either gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy—is recommended for people with type 2 diabetes and a...
Research finds cause of early-stage type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the Centenary Institute and elsewhere found that the lack of an enzyme in the liver called SphK2 results in strong insulin resistance...
Type 2 diabetes drug may benefit people with chronic depression
Scientists from Stanford University found that a medication normally used to boost insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes appears to help ease the symptoms...
Two servings of dairy food a day help lower risks of diabetes, high blood...
Scientists from McMaster University found that eating at least two daily servings of dairy is linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood...
Blood vessel problems could lead to diabetes, study finds
Scientists from Joslin Diabetes Center found a new pathway in which the cells lining the blood vessels—called endothelial cells—drive the body's metabolism.
The findings suggest that vascular...
A drug for high cholesterol could help prevent diabetic eye diseases
In a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania, scientists found that a drug currently used to reduce cholesterol levels in the bloodstream could...
This drug combo for type 2 diabetes remains effective after 2 years
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University found that a drug combo of diabetes drugs dapagliflozin and exenatide continues to stay effective, without loss of effect,...
This diabetes drug may lower death risk in people with type 2 diabetes and...
Scientists from Boston Children’s Hospital found that sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients...
Diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder
Scientists from Dalhousie University found that a half-century-old diabetes drug metformin may help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients' insulin resistance.
The research is published...