diabetes Related News
Find out how cells that produce insulin could change the function in diabetes
A new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that cells that produce insulin can change their function in diabetes - and...
Liva: Lifestyle change made easy for people with type 2 diabetes
An innovative new coaching app is taking on the fight against type 2 diabetes in the UK. Dr Roger Henderson, Medical Director of Liva...
Did you know that maternal gestational diabetes is linked to diabetes in children?
According to research published in CMAJ, diabetes in children is more likely to occur if the mother of the child experienced maternal gestational diabetes.
Early...
The SCUBY project and the world of hypertension
Discover the SCUBY project, the mission of scaling up integrated care for diabetes and hypertension in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium.
The University of Antwerp’s Josefien...
Diabetes Prevention Programme exceeds expectations for patients with type 2
Patients on the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme have between them lost close to 60,000kg, according to new figures.
In total, the 17,000 people...
The artificial pancreas: taking a closer look at type 1 diabetes
JDRF UK chief executive Karen Addington charts progress towards the artificial pancreas, a potentially life-changing technology for people with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes treatments have...
Learn about the dedicated effort to make detailed food labelling a reality
Diabetes UK’s Bruce Warwick introduces the Food Upfront campaign, a dedicated effort to make detailed food labelling a reality for the British public.
The Diabetes...
Systems medicine to RESOLVE metabolic syndrome
Eating differently and exercising more is the general advice for metabolic syndrome, but this may not be the whole story.
About a quarter of all...
Did you know celastrol and leptin can curb hunger and obesity?
Celastrol increases the brain's sensitivity to leptin, the hormone that signals we've had enough to eat, but until now, no one knew how this...
What role does zinc deficiency play in having high blood pressure?
Zinc deficiency is common in people with chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and so is high blood pressure...
Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes
Cities Changing Diabetes brings together businesses, researchers, policymakers and urban planners to tackle the worrying rise of diabetes and obesity in cities – the...
Using AI to diagnose diabetic eye disease
Researchers studying diabetic retinopathy are using artificial intelligence to support instant diagnosis of diabetic eye disease.
Diabetic retinopathy causes vision loss in adults and may...
Egg blood metabolites associated with lowering risk of type 2 diabetes
According to University of Eastern Finland, consumption of one egg every day seems to associate with blood metabolites related to a lower risk of...
Aerobic exercise may improve kidney function in obesity
Researchers find that aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of diabetes related kidney disease and may even improve kidney function in obesity.
Kidney, renal, disease...
Time to move forward with replacement therapy in type 1 diabetes
New research will facilitate the manufacturing of pancreatic islet cells from stem cells and might help combating type 1 diabetes with replacement therapy.
Scientists made...
Time to talk air pollutants and the monumental impact on health
Over the recent decades more proof has shown that air pollutants are related to adverse health effects, so it’s time to re-evaluate air quality...
The use of pulse oximeters for assessing blood pressure
New research shows that assessing blood pressure can be done by fingertip pulse oximeters, a tool not generally used for that purpose.
Researchers at Canada's University...
Poor aerobic fitness = accumulation of risk factors of type 2 diabetes
Recent study shows risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness.
University of Eastern Finland have discovered...
Vigorous exercise: could this decrease type 2 diabetes in children?
According to a new study conducted by the University of Eastern Finland, vigorous exercise can vastly reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes...
Whole grain health benefits explained
Scientists report newly discovered compounds that could explain whole grain health benefits.
Led by researchers at the University of Finland, whole grain health benefits include...
