US Food and Drug Administration approves two new diabetes treatments

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new drug…

New classification approach developed for type 1 diabetes screening

A new staging approach has been developed for the preclinical staging of…

PHE chief says national diabetes prevention programme will save GPs time

The national type 2 diabetes prevention programme will reduce the workload of…

Researchers discover NGN3 cells, which regulate the production of beta cells in pancreas

Cells that express a particular gene could one day be used to…

Taking blood pressure drugs before bed halves risk of type 2 diabetes

People with high blood pressure could halve the risk of developing type…

Kidneys grown in labs made to work in animals

Kidneys grown in labs have proven fully functional in pigs and rats,…

Weight loss surgery does not increase health costs of diabetes, study finds

Performing weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) on obese people who also have…

Sweat patch could monitor blood glucose levels, bypass finger pricking

A disposable sweat patch is currently being developed by Eccrine Systems that…

Extra virgin olive oil lowers blood glucose and cholesterol, study finds

Extra virgin olive oil reduces blood sugar and cholesterol more than other…

Invokana lowers HbA1c and aids weight loss in adults with type 1 diabetes, study finds

The SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin (brand name Invokana) lowers HbA1c levels and accelerates…