Low HDL and high triglycerides increase risk of kidney disease

Having low HDL cholesterol levels and high triglyceride levels can indicate a…

Abdominal fat changes more important to predict cardiovascular risks than BMI

A new analysis, based on the Framingham Heart Study, has found that…

NICE backs approval for dapagliflozin use in triple therapy

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has provisionally recommended…

Scientists question accuracy of HbA1c testing due to red blood cell age variability

A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital…

People with diabetes urged to have free flu jab

The NHS is urging people with diabetes to have the flu jab…

Families with type 1 diabetes urge Scottish MPs to invest in fighting the condition

Families affected by type 1 diabetes are urging members of the Scottish…

Research identifies new variant of an obesity related gene influencing food choices

A new study, led by the University of Cambridge, has revealed that…

Diabetes in fruit flies could aid research into Alzheimers disease and cancer

Diabetic fruit flies could help researchers understand more about diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease…

Job loss worry could contribute to type 2 diabetes risk

People who worry about losing their job might be at higher risk…

Japanese researcher wins nobel prize for study of cell recycling and metabolic function

The Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the Nobel Prize in…