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Why you should choose artificial sweeteners carefully if you have diabetes

Many people with type 2 diabetes need to lose weight. Therefore, they try to avoid high-sugar food and high-calorie food. Artificial sweeteners, which can have...

This diabetes drug linked to higher risk of heart attacks

In a recent study, researchers found that for people with type 2 diabetes, switching to sulfonylurea drugs is linked to a higher risk of...

Time to stop diabetes-related foot disease

In a new paper, researchers suggest that it is time to put greater investment from governments, health professionals and researchers to reduce costly and...

This drug could protect heart health in people with type 2 diabetes

New research shows that treatment with albiglutide could result in fewer heart disease events in people with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease. Albiglutide...

Diabetes drug metformin could protect eyes from blindness

In a recent study, researchers from Taiwan have shown that people with type 2 diabetes who took a common diabetes medication, metformin, had a...

New insulin discovery a game-changer for diabetes treatment

In a recent study, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective by...

Healthy gum could help you manage type 2 diabetes

In a recent study, researchers from University College London found that treating periodontitis (gum disease) could help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their...

Gut bacteria may contribute to type 2 diabetes

In a recent study, researchers found that the gut microbiota has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute...

Using vitamin D to fight diabetes

In a recent study, researchers from the Salk Institute report a potential new approach for treating diabetes by protecting beta cells. Beta cells are the...

Compound from this pretty plant may help treat diabetes effectively

In a recent study, researchers found that compound from a type of summer plant may help treat diabetes effectively. Type-2 diabetes is a disease characterized...