FDA adds boxed warning to type 2 diabetes drug Invokana over amputation risk

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that a new…

New research links lack of sleep with heightened risk for type 2 diabetes in youth

A new review of scientific literature on the importance of sleep in…

Mother says teenage daughter barred from school trip due to her type 1 diabetes

A teenager with type 1 diabetes has been left ‘devastated’ after she…

Smartphone app set to help people with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure

An augmented reality app to help people with type 2 diabetes and…

NHS provides outpatients updates following cyber attack

The NHS has provided an update about planned treatment and outpatient appointments…

Outdoor temperature linked to gestational diabetes risk

A ‘direct relationship’ has been established between warmer weather and gestational diabetes,…

Low-carb diets may help correct habitual eating behaviours, new study finds

A new study, published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that a low-carb…

Type 2 diabetes campaign aims to support black and minority ethnic communities

A campaign to raise awareness of type 2 diabetes in minority ethnic…

Tamoxifen shown to protect against obesity and insulin resistance

The metabolic effects of an estrogen receptor modulator called tamoxifen could prevent…

Scientists discover GLP-1-like compound of benefit for diabetes research

Researchers from China Pharmaceutical University have synthethised a new insulin-mimetic compound that…