FDA approves first over-the-counter glucose monitor for children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first over-the-counter wearable device to track blood sugar in young children.
Jun 15, 2026
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Diabetes Mellitus: News and Research on Prediabetic State
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Infections are major 'health hazard' for people with diabetes
Infections should be considered a "health hazard" in people living with diabetes, with experts warning that current clinical guidelines fail to reflect a substantial but underrecognized burden of illness, hospitalization ...
Jun 6, 2026
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Long COVID may affect 18 million Americans, doubling surveillance estimates
The true toll of long COVID may be double that of current estimates and hidden from current surveillance systems that rely on capturing diagnostic codes, according to new research led by Mass General Brigham. Investigators ...
May 27, 2026
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Wearable glucose monitors offer real‑time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone can buy a user-friendly wearable device that provides minute-by-minute readouts on how their glucose ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes, depending on genes
More than two in five U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition marked by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that often leads to type 2 diabetes. A new study finds that vitamin D may help delay or prevent that progression, ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Fat cells' 'memory' of prediabetes could make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult
Prediabetes may leave a lasting molecular "footprint" on adipose (fat) tissue which appears to make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult, according to new research being presented at the European ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Type 2 diabetes risk found to vary widely among adults 18–40 with prediabetes
A one-size-fits-all approach to prediabetes treatment may miss the opportunity to implement an early, more intensive, tailored prevention approach for those with the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Elevated heart failure risk identified in adults with prediabetes, hypertension and subclinical heart injury or stress
A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress—heart muscle damage without symptoms of a heart attack—are linked ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Prediabetes or diabetes found in 1 in 3 patients during dental appointment
A new King's College London study has revealed how a simple chairside test helps to screen patients who have other risk factors for the diabetes, such as high BMI and gum disease. The research addresses the large overlap ...
Mar 3, 2026
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Preclinical or clinical? New obesity definition could reshape diagnosis and prevention
An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health risks are associated with this. The team led by Prof. Matthias Schulze from the German Institute ...
Feb 23, 2026
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