New contract enforces all GP surgeries to submit data to diabetes audit

All GP surgeries will have to submit information to the National Diabetes…

First dual-working dog to detect low blood sugar and protect US vineyard

A vineyard in California has started training a dog to detect low…

Man freed from type 1 diabetes injections appeals for donor registry sign-ups

A 52-year-old man who underwent a lifesaving operation in 2007 has appealed…

Combining exenatide with pioglitazone improves HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetes

A new study has found that combining the drug pioglitazone with exenatide,…

Sitting might not increase type 2 diabetes risk as much as previously thought, say scientists

Australian researchers have shed doubt on studies suggesting that sitting could increase…

Prevention of weight gain could greatly reduce type 2 diabetes incidence

Public health programmes aimed at maintaining or losing weight could prevent twice…

Smokeless tobacco increases type 2 diabetes by 70 per cent, study reports

Consuming one pot of smokeless or dipping tobacco per day increases the…

Healthy diet could treat symptoms of depression researchers report

A healthy diet has long been associated with good diabetes management, and…

FDA accepts Intarcia filing of new drug application for its ITCA 650 minipumps

Intarcia Therapeutics, an American pharmaceutical company based in Bosto, recently announced that…

Discovery could improve detection of diabetic macular edema

Scientists think they may have found a better way to look for…