Diabetes News

1 in 4 at risk for diabetes

Recent health screenings revealed that 26% of people sampled were at risk of developing diabetes and heart disease.

Diabetes: Table Mountain lights up

Table Mountain will light up the skyline in blue on Friday night to mark the United Nations World Diabetes Day.

World Diabetes Day

Blue is the colour for World Diabetes Day. Read about how the world is planning to raise diabetes awareness.

Diabetes: blind to the dangers?

Diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication of diabetes that affects people whose diabetes isn't under control. Use World Diabetes Day to brush up on the facts.

Global diabetes run/walk

November is Diabetes month and the 14th of November is World Diabetes Day, when many countries from around the world will be participating in The Diabetes Global Run/Walk.

Diabetes drug, weight loss linked

Obese adults may shed more weight with the diabetes drug liraglutide than with the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Alli), suggests a study.

Long-acting insulin better for some

Long-acting insulin works better than other types of injections for people who need more than pills for their type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

Fish for dinner linked to diabetes

Making sure fish ends up on your dinner plate a couple of times a week may be a good way to cut your risk for developing heart disease, but it may not do the same for diabetes.

Body clock, blood sugar linked

A strong link exists between the body's biological clock and blood sugar control, say researchers who conducted lab experiments.

Less vision problems for diabetics

People who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in more-recent decades may be less likely to suffer vision loss than their predecessors.