Fournier gangrene is a "flesh-eating" disease, an infection that attacks your genital or anal region and can quickly kill tissue as it spreads rapidly – and unfortunately, it has become a rare, but still possible safety concern for people taking a newer class of diabetes drugs.

Authors of a new study suspect there are a number of reasons why younger people with type 2 diabetes are more at risk of hospitalisations for mental and physical ills.

Type 2 diabetic men who lived with their spouses were also less likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome, a combination of related factors including high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

A new study found that people who closely followed a plant-based diet low in animal-based foods had a 20 percent reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

But it may cause thyroid tumors and other side effects, FDA says

Previous studies have shown that the hormone prolactin, associated with breastfeeding, may affect insulin secretion and sensitivity.

South Africans opt for food that is high in energy rather than rich in nutrients – and experts warn that this may lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Can a sugar tax be the solution?

Researchers found that the more time participants in a study spent cycling, the lower their risk for type 2 diabetes.

Experts say that newer medications do not appear to be safer than older drugs, and that metformin is still the safest and most effective type 2 diabetes medication.

DietDoc discusses a recent study of nine meta-analyses on the effects of low-carbohydrate diets on type 2 diabetes.