Will labelling alcohol calorie content reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes?

Labelling the calorie content of alcoholic drinks would help to tackle obesity,…

Report warns of diabetes and tuberculosis co-epidemic

Health care experts have released a report warning of a looming co-epidemic…

Islet cell encapsulation system implanted into person with type 1 diabetes

The first successful islet cell encapsulation therapy has been implanted into a…

Diabetes out of control in England

Just one in three diabetes patients correctly manage their blood sugar, blood…

Ketogenesis prevents fatty liver disease in mice, study suggests

A new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigatio, suggests that…

Spinal cord stimulation could ease diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a nerve disorder, could have their pain…

New drug may heal diabetic foot ulcers

A new drug discovered at Stanford University School of Medicine may help…

Type 2 diabetes linked to inflammation in people on HIV medication

The development of type 2 diabetes has been linked to systemic inflammation…

Metformin studied as optimum initial diabetes treatment

Patients with diabetes who begin lowering their glucose levels with metformin are…

Doctors trial new type 2 diabetes screening test

Trials of a new two-part test to diagnose diabetes are to be…