2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (337+ words) Type 1 diabetes can begin long before thirst, weight loss or dangerously high blood glucose reveal that something is wrong. New international guidance sets out how healthcare services could identify that earlier stage, giving families time to prepare rather than facing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Breakfast has always had a reputation for setting the tone of the day. Now researchers think it may do something more specific: prime the liver for how it handles glucose later on. The study looked at the “second-meal effect”, where…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) Diabetes is often described as a problem of insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. But inside the insulin-producing beta cell, the story is more detailed. Researchers have identified a role for tiny cell structures called peroxisomes in beta-cell health. Peroxisomes help…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (364+ words) A new oral GLP-1 medicine has shown strong weight loss results in a phase 2 trial. The drug, called aleniglipron, is being developed as a once-daily tablet for people with obesity or overweight. After 36 weeks, people taking the highest dose lost…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) Insulin does not begin life as finished insulin. Inside pancreatic beta cells, it starts as proinsulin, a precursor protein that has to be folded into the right shape before it can be processed and released properly. If that folding process…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (319+ words) Diabetes care often focuses on medicines, blood tests and appointments. But for many people, the hardest part of managing type 2 diabetes happens at home, in the kitchen, with limited money, limited time and limited access to healthy food. A new…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (580+ words) As temperatures rise across the UK, health professionals are warning that people taking GLP-1 medicines for weight loss or type 2 diabetes should be alert to the risk of dehydration. GLP-1 based treatments can help people feel fuller, reduce hunger and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (303+ words) Diabetes was already known to increase the risk of severe acute COVID-19. A new study suggests its impact may continue long after discharge from hospital. Researchers at the University of São Paulo followed 870 people for up to seven months after…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (255+ words) Metformin is one of the most widely used medicines in the world. It has been used for decades to treat type 2 diabetes, but scientists are still uncovering exactly how it works. A new study from the University of Montreal suggests…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (16+ words) diabetes.co.uk...