Recommendation that all US adults over 45 be screened for diabetes

As people age, they often become less active. This is considered a…

Lean BMI in Japanese with type 2 diabetes linked to lowest mortality

Japanese researchers have conducted a study that found patients with type 2…

Type 1 childhood diabetes caused by prenatal exposure to viruses, study suggests

The exact cause of Type 1 childhood diabetes has for many years…

Type 2 diabetes clues revealed following identical twin study

A new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden sheds light…

New drug to treat type 2 diabetes by burning liver fat

A new drug, which has previously been used to treat infections of…

Long acting insulin shown to be better than intermediate insulin in type 1 diabetes

A comparison of long acting and intermediate insulin, involving 39 different clinical…

Vitamin D unlikely to be causal factor for type 2 diabetes

Research from the University of Cambridge has cast doubt upon the hypothesis…

Gout linked with 71 per cent increased risk of type 2 diabetes in women

Gout is linked with a greater risk of type 2 diabetes and…

Implantable mini pump prevents need to inject incretin medication

Researchers have developed an implantable device that delivers incretins, a medication for…

Poor standard of diabetes care given to under 40s

Adults under the age of 40 are receiving a low standard of…