Diabetes

Growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities

A new paper published this week shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse—with the condition affecting more people, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from COVID

People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with COVID and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to those without diabetes.

Health

Sex-specific guidelines are needed to accurately treat women

Academic researchers are calling for new healthcare guidelines for treating obesity, hypertension and diabetes in women. Currently, there are no sex-specific guidelines for treating or preventing these health conditions, ...

Diabetes

Childhood vaccination schedule not linked to type 1 diabetes

(HealthDay)—No concerning associations are seen for measures of the recommended immunization schedule with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) among children, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics.

Medications

Zinc could be key to new diabetes treatments

Researchers at the University of St Andrews say a greater understanding of how zinc is handled in our body could lead to improved treatments for people with diabetes.

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