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Cellular quality control linked to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes
Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have revealed critical insights into how impaired mitochondrial dynamics and quality control mechanisms in skeletal muscle influence insulin sensitivity in patients with ...
May 2, 2025
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Investigational test detects earliest stages of autoimmune assault that causes type 1 diabetes, scientists report
An investigational blood test for type 1 diabetes can accurately detect the disorder's characteristic autoimmunity with only small samples of blood, a feature that makes it ideal to screen pediatric patients, scientists in ...
Diabetes medication may increase risk of perioperative ketoacidosis
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), or gliflozins, are medications used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). They are designed to lower high blood glucose levels typical in T2DM, and work by ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Many Medicaid enrollees have restricted access to SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists
Many Medicaid enrollees with type 2 diabetes have restricted access to cardioprotective medications, including sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Bariatric surgery: Different benefits for people with an increased risk of diabetes
More than 2.5 billion adults worldwide are overweight or obese. Many develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) and other complications. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment option for significantly reducing weight and reducing ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Rising diabetes risk among inpatients with depression sparks call for integrated care
A new study published in Health Data Science by researchers at Peking University reveals a concerning rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among depression inpatients in Beijing from 2005 to 2018. This ...
Apr 30, 2025
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New technique protects 'architecture' of insulin-producing islet cells for transplant into type 1 diabetics
Stem cell-derived pancreatic islets are being studied as a rich transplantable source for insulin production, a therapeutic for type 1 diabetes that overcomes the need to obtain islet cells from deceased donors.
Both lifestyle and metformin interventions show long-term benefits in reducing type 2 diabetes
The U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program, or DPP, reported on April 28 the 21-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial, showing that the original intensive lifestyle intervention reduced the development of diabetes by 24% ...
Apr 29, 2025
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High blood sugar in adolescence triples the risk of premature heart damage, study shows
Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance significantly increased the risk of worsening functional and structural heart damage during growth from adolescence to young adulthood, a new study shows.
Apr 28, 2025
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No needles needed: Wearable glucose monitors could reveal early diabetes warning signs missed by blood tests
The highs and lows of blood glucose aren't just an energy rollercoaster; they could be a key to detecting diabetes risk early and spare you a needle prick or two.
Apr 22, 2025
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Low-income patients with diabetes are more likely to experience insurance instability, researchers find
An Oregon Health & Science University-led study reveals that low-income adults with diabetes are more likely to go in and out of health insurance, and that insurance instability is even worse for those with complex needs.
Apr 18, 2025
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Study identifies link between body clock disruption and metabolic disease
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent study published in Proceedings ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Omega-3 can help prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease
In 2021, roughly 6% of the world's population, or 529 million people, were living with diabetes, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D). In the same year, 1.6 million deaths were attributed to this disease.
Apr 15, 2025
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Researcher uses virtual reality to help pharmacists improve diabetes care
For many of the almost 40 million people in the U.S. who live with diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day can make the difference between good health and serious heart, kidney, nerve and eye problems.
Apr 15, 2025
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Weight-reducing diabetes medications may increase fall risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with low skeletal muscle mass are at a higher risk of falling. Certain diabetes medications, particularly SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, are associated with weight reduction, which may contribute to ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Data-sparse model opens door to personalized nutrition—without the need for pesky samples
If you eat a snack—a meatball, say, or a marshmallow—how will it affect your blood sugar? It's a surprisingly tricky question; the body's glycemic response to different foods varies based on individual genetics, microbiomes, ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Neonatal diabetes model provides insights on how condition develops
A preclinical model developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that recapitulates a rare infant-onset form of diabetes suggests the condition stems from gradual damage to the pancreas through misregulation of a molecular ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Research leads to designation of new type of diabetes: Type 5
Malnutrition-related diabetes—typically affecting lean, malnourished teens and young adults in low- and middle-income countries—is now officially recognized as a distinct form of the disease, known as type 5 diabetes.
Apr 9, 2025
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Certain food additive mixtures may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Widely used by the agri-food industry, food additives are mainly found in the ultra-processed products sold in our supermarkets. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Parents' metabolic traits can affect child's health over time, study shows
New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to develop ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Video: Advances in the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Recent decades have seen a lot of progress in diabetes treatment. In a new study, Per-Ola Carlsson, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, has obtained promising results. "This is the first time anyone has succeeded in transplanting ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Switching from dulaglutide to tirzepatide improves HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes
For patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes receiving dulaglutide, switching to tirzepatide is associated with additional hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction and weight loss compared with escalating treatment with ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Gut microbiome therapy may delay onset of type 1 diabetes, study finds
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found that improving the function of the gut microbiome may delay the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The study was published in Nature Communications.
Apr 3, 2025
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More research needed on health literacy and medication adherence in ethnic minority adults with type 2 diabetes
New research led by Western Sydney University finds limited evidence on the association between health literacy and medication adherence among ethnic minority adults living with type 2 diabetes.
Apr 3, 2025
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