Diabetes News

Why diabetics should eat breakfast

In people with type 2 diabetes, as in healthy people, blood sugar rises much less after the second meal of the day, new research shows.

Lantus safe – for now

Despite recent studies suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus might boost cancer risk, authorities are urging patients who are on the medication to continue using it.

Surgery may treat diabetes

Research has shown that weight-loss surgery is no more dangerous than other routine surgeries, and may be a safe and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Dogs trained to sniff out diabetes

Dogs are being trained in Britain as potential life-savers to warn diabetic owners when their blood sugar levels fall to dangerously low levels.

Dagga extract to treat diabetes

Cannabis plant extracts may form the basic ingredients for a diabetes drug, claims the scientist who developed a former world-beating treatment for the condition believes.

Snoring, pregnancy diabetes linked

If you are pregnant and your mate complains your frequent snoring is rattling the bedroom windows, you may have bigger problems than an annoyed, sleep-deprived partner.

Exercise protects diabetics hearts

New research shows that adults with type 2 diabetes should be getting aerobic exercise on most days of the week, as well as some weight training, to help protect their hearts.

Blood-sugar extremes cloud thinking

For children with type 1 diabetes, blood-sugar levels that are either too low or too high may disrupt their ability to concentrate and think, a small study shows.

Control diabetes before pregnancy

Women with type 1 diabetes should keep their blood glucose levels well controlled before they become pregnant, in order to minimise the risk of serious adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Diabetes in kids to double

Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels, while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70%, says study.