Scientists find a common, deadly complication in people with diabetes and COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that diabetic ketoacidosis is a common and potentially fatal complication in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Diabetic ketoacidosis almost always requires special care in the hospital which usually takes...
The real cause of type 2 diabetes, and how to reverse it
Recently, researchers from Newcastle University have found that that fat over-spills from the liver into the pancreas and this can trigger type 2 diabetes.
The...
Signs of being prone to type 2 diabetes are already visible at age 8
In a new study, researchers found that early signs of being more susceptible to type 2 diabetes as an adult can be seen in...
Why a large hip may protect you from type 2 diabetes and heart disease
In a new study, researchers found why and to what extent a large hip circumference, an estimate of increased fat mass in the lower...
Why it is hard to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes
In healthy people, insulin signals the body to absorb glucose, thereby reducing the sugar in the blood and providing energy to tissues.
In patients with...
These two diabetes drugs could both effectively reduce heart and kidney disease
A recent study from Saint Louis University found that two newer types of medications commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes are similar in...
This study shows how to monitor diabetes without drawing blood
Frequent monitoring of diabetes is essential for improved glucose control and to delay clinical complications related to the condition.
Early screening is also paramount in...
This study shows a new way to treat type 2 diabetes
A recent study found that the protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells from destruction...
This vitamin A analog may help treat eye diseases caused by diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that a single dose of visual chromophore 9-cis-retinal, a vitamin A analog that can form a visual pigment...
COVID-19 may trigger new diabetes, new study warns
In a new paper, researchers say that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of...