New insights into how organs communicate in pre-diabetes
New insights into how organs communicate to control blood glucose levels - which may open future possibilities for treating diabetes and other diseases - have...
Tag: insulin
Teen Insulin Resistance: Linking Body Fat to Diabetes Risk
Increased body and abdominal fat caused insulin resistance already in teenagers, raising type 2 diabetes risk. High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which...
New research uncovers ‘core’ genes for type 1 diabetes
New research, funded by Diabetes UK, has uncovered nine 'core' genes that directly impact the risk of type 1 diabetes. The genes – all linked...
Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes
Frogs could spawn a new treatment for type 2 diabetes: New research presented today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023 has revealed that a...
Arterial stiffness study in adolescents
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via...
Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism
Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism: Regular physical activity significantly changes the body's metabolite profile, and many of these changes are...
Diabetes in pets
Just like humans, it’s possible for pets to get diabetes. It can affect cats and dog and can show up in subtle ways so you need...
New DIY artificial pancreas guidance
Diabetes UK responds to new DIY artificial pancreas guidance published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Sunday (14 November) about guidance for people with type...
WHO: Barriers to insulin 100 years on
New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access: 100 years after its discovery, insulin still out of reach for...
Insulin 100
Insulin at 100: a life-saving discovery but more remains to be done. 2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of insulin. It is important to...
