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Scientists find a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics

In a new study, researchers found losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes. The research was conducted by a team at the University of...

This stuff could predict death risk in women with diabetes

In a new study, researchers found women with diabetes and high levels of calcium in their coronary arteries have higher rates of death from...

This common type 2 diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk

In a recent study from Yale School of Public Health and elsewhere, researchers found new evidence that type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone is linked...

Harvard scientists find a new way to treat obesity and diabetes

Obesity is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year...

This health problem linked to a much higher COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had metabolic syndrome (i.e. a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes)...

This vitamin A analog may help treat diabetes-related eye disease

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population. In a recent study at the University...

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...