Diabetes specialist recognised as a Top 50 influential GP

A Leicester-based doctor who specialises in diabetes care has been named one…

Diabetes drug may have potential to treat Alzheimers

An experimental diabetes drug known as (Val8)GLP-1 could help combat the effects…

Type 2 diabetes ups breast cancer risk in older women

Older women who suffer from type 2 diabetes are more likely to…

Zealand Pharma begins clinical development of type 2 diabetes drug

Danish biotechnology company Zealand Pharma has moved into the ‘Phase I’ development…

Type 2 diabetics at greater risk of UTIs

People living with type 2 diabetes are a staggering 60 per cent…

Gene responsible for insulin sensitivity discovered

A genetic cause of increased sensitivity to the hormone insulin has been…

Reducing red meat intake could slash type 2 diabetes rates

Cutting the amount of red and processed meat we eat in half…

Boy with diabetes denied admission to primary school

A primary school in Northern Ireland has come under fire after refusing…

Type 2 diabetes risk much higher for Brits of South Asian and African descent

Britons of South Asia, African and African Caribbean descent are at much…

Proteins offer protection from type 1 diabetes

New research has revealed that two related protein molecules in the body…