Tips for preventing COVID-19 if you have diabetes
People with diabetes can be more susceptible to—and can become sicker if infected with—any virus, including the new coronavirus.
During this outbreak of COVID-19, it...
New finding may help treat eye disease caused by diabetes
In a new study, researchers found a cellular process that occurs in the retinas of people with diabetic retinopathy.
This discovery could lead to the...
This diabetes drug may help reverse heart failure
In a new study, researchers found that the recently developed diabetes drug empagliflozin may help treat and reverse the progression of heart failure.
The research...
Does high blood sugar worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
Preliminary observations of COVID-19 patients with diabetes inspired an algorithm for glucose monitoring that’s suspected to help combat the virus’ serious complications.
As COVID-19 continues...
This diet could prevent diabetes and heart disease in older people
In a new study, researchers found improvements in body composition, fat distribution, and metabolic health in older people when they had an eight-week, very...
Air pollution plays a big role in development of heart disease, diabetes
Air pollution is the world's leading environmental risk factor and causes more than nine million deaths per year.
In a new study, researchers found air...
Major weight loss—whether from surgery or diet—could help treat diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients.
Many achieve remission of diabetes following...
Scientists find a new link between Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes
In a new study, researchers found a link of blood markers of diabetes with brain beta-amyloid accumulation among older people at risk of dementia.
The...
Recent diabetes and weight loss linked to higher pancreatic cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that recently diagnosed diabetes accompanied by weight loss is linked to an increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer.
The...
UCSF scientists find how to detect diabetes with smartphones
In a new study, researchers have developed a 'digital biomarker' that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes.
It potentially provides...