Researchers say they may have found a “remote control” for managing diabetes. The researchers found that exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields for a few hours per day reduced their blood sugar and normalized their bodies’ responses to insulin. Read more
A study based in London, U.K., found that adults of South Asian and African Caribbean ethnicity are more likely to be diagnosed with early-onset type 2 diabetes than white adults. Physicians should be aware of the elevated risk and focus on management and prevention of type 2 risk in young adults of these ethnicities, the […]
Researchers are finding a two-way relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes: people with diabetes are at increased risk of severe complications from COVID-19, and people who contract COVID-19 are at an increased risk of new-onset diabetes. An international research project, the CoviDIAB Registry project, will seek to understand why. Read more
Diabetes is a well known risk factor for heart disease, and cardiac issues are a major cause of death among people with diabetes. Researchers say they have found that exercise causes the release of small sequences of genetic code in the heart, called microRNA, which increase protein production to improve heart structure and function. Read […]
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is the variation between two consecutive heartbeats. Previous research has suggested HRV abnormalities, such as a significant reduction in HRV, may precede the development of cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Researchers conducted a study to see if HRV alone could predict diabetes risk. Read more
While most of us are familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, there are other, rarer forms of the disease, that are poorly understood. A new initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) plans to screen about 2,000 people who have unknown or atypical forms of […]
People whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for early heart disease as young adults. The researchers say that the risk applies to both children of mothers who have pre-existing type 2 diabetes when they become pregnant, and children whose mothers developed gestational diabetes during their pregnancies. Read more
Diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage, is a common diabetes complication, with symptoms that can range from numbness and pain in extremities to decreased functioning of internal organs. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked previously to neuropathy, and now researchers say it has a specific link to painful neuropathy. Read more
Jardiance (empagliflozin) has been studied for its use in people with heart failure. A study has found it shows effectiveness in patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the heart muscle does not contract efficiently, and a smaller percentage of blood is pumped out of the heart than usual. […]
It’s been recognized for some time that 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of dementia. A recent large study provides new insight into both the types of dementia implicated and some of the causative factors, finding that the risk is highest for vascular dementia, and the greatest risk is to individuals with poor […]
The body’s natural process for cleaning its internal organs is called autophagy, which literally means “self-eating.” Researchers say that diabetes can damage the ability of the kidneys to perform this self-cleaning process, which is one reason the kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in people with diabetes. Read more
Pancreatic beta cells, which are essential to insulin production, are reduced by 40-60% in patients with type 2 diabetes, and 70-97% in patients with type 1 diabetes. Researchers have long sought ways to achieve beta cell regeneration in people with diabetes. Recent research suggests a combination of GLP-1 agonists and DYRK1A inhibitors may work to […]
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an algorithm to help treat COVID-19 patients with diabetes. They hope this algorithm will help reduce the risk of complications like kidney failure and respiratory distress which are more likely to affect people with diabetes & the novel coronavirus. Read more
High blood pressure and diabetes slow down memory and cognition, and the effects can be seen as early as middle age, say researchers who used subtle measurements to determine how the brain is affected in terms of memory and thinking speed at earlier ages. Read more
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new synthetic film that could help manage diabetes. The material would be consumed as a liquid; the film has the ability to self-assemble in the intestine to block the absorption of glucose, and subsequently dissolve. Read more
Long-term chronic wounds reduce quality of life and can increase risk for death in diabetes patients. A recent trial found that there was a significant reduction in the size of diabetic foot ulcers (73.1%) with Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (sNPWT). Read more
Prediabetes is a condition defined by factors like fasting glucose rate and HbA1c levels that are higher than normal, but below the current definition for diabetes. Now, researchers are finding that many complications associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and the risk of death, already begin to rise with prediabetes. Read more
Researchers say they have found evidence that having diabetes may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s. Diabetes can contribute to the loss of brain cells in Parkinson’s by activating oxidative stress, which is caused by buildup of toxic byproducts of cellular reactions, known as free radicals. Read more
Canadian researchers say they have achieved a scientific breakthrough that could improve the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. They have discovered how to activate brown fat (a tissue responsible for burning calories in excess sugar and fat in the body) in humans. Read more
New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common complication after kidney transplantation, but its mechanism is not fully understood. Researchers in South Korea conducted a study that suggests gut microbiota play a role in the development of NODAT in kidney transplant recipients. Read more