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Global burden of diabetic nephropathy increased from 1990 to 2021, according to research

The global burden of diabetic nephropathy increased from 1990 to 2021, and is projected to continue increasing to 2050, according to a study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Diabetes

Poor sleep health linked to increased type 2 diabetes risk in high-risk women with history of gestational diabetes

Underscoring the critical role of sleep in diabetes prevention, investigators from the Global Centre for Asian Women's Health (GloW) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, based at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of ...

Oncology & Cancer

Aggressive breast cancer linked to obesity-driven diabetes

More than 120 million Americans suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and TNBC patients with obesity-driven diabetes often have worse outcomes.

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Gestational diabetes: What to know during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time of significant change for a woman's body. Hormones fluctuate, energy levels shift and new challenges arise. One challenge that some women face is gestational diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels ...

Diabetes

Early menopause linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk in study

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease linked to severe health complications, including cardiovascular diseases and increased mortality. While genetics, obesity, and lifestyle factors are known risk factors, this study emphasizes ...

Diabetes

Diabetic eye disease up, but most severe forms down since 2014

Although the prevalence of diabetes-related eye diseases has almost doubled since 2014, the rates of the most severe forms of the disease have actually decreased, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

GLP-1 diabetes drugs not linked to heightened suicidality risk

Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat type 2 diabetes is not associated with an increased risk of suicidality compared with two other groups of diabetes drugs known as DPP-4 inhibitors and SGLT-2 inhibitors, finds a large ...