Diabetes News

Diabetes drug helps fat teens

A medication used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to help overweight teenagers lose weight when combined with lifestyle changes, researchers report.

Family fat explains diabetes risk

Having type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman's own risk of developing the disease, new research shows.

Tight blood sugar control risky

Very tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes, with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin, a new study reveals.

Skipping insulin not uncommon

More than half of the people who need to take insulin to control their diabetes skip an injection now and then, a new study reports.

Diabetes ups dementia risk

Diabetes may hasten progression to dementia in older people with mild thinking impairment, new research shows.

'New' pancreas offers hope

The first version of an artificial pancreas - a potentially revolutionary way to manage insulin delivery in people with type 1 diabetes - may be available in four years.

Markers predict adult diabetes

New research suggests that body measurements and laboratory tests may predict the likelihood that a child will develop type 2 diabetes later in life.

Job stress ups diabetes risk

Women reporting high levels of job strain and little work-related social support appear to be at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Diabetes kills Pretoria gorilla

A gorilla which lived at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria for 21 years, died following diabetes-related complications, the zoo said on Sunday.

Diabetes cases to double in 25 yrs

The number of people with diabetes in the United States is expected to double over the next 25 years, a new study predicts.