Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition where the body fails to utilize the ingested glucose properly. This could be due to lack of the hormone insulin or because the insulin that is available is not working effectively.

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Short and long sleep durations associated with higher diabetes incidence, study finds

Short and long sleep durations associated with higher diabetes incidence, study finds

Electric pulses boost gene therapy uptake in liver cells

Electric pulses boost gene therapy uptake in liver cells

Study highlights differences in pancreatic cancer cells based on location

Study highlights differences in pancreatic cancer cells based on location

Garvan Institute and Illumina collaborate to transform the treatment of complex diseases

Garvan Institute and Illumina collaborate to transform the treatment of complex diseases

Study links endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to poorer sleep and vitamin D deficiency

Study links endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to poorer sleep and vitamin D deficiency

Cranberry extracts may improve intestinal microbiota and help prevent chronic diseases

Cranberry extracts may improve intestinal microbiota and help prevent chronic diseases

Generation Z urged to prioritize gum health

Generation Z urged to prioritize gum health

Specific class of drugs can reverse diet-induced obesity, fatty liver and diabetes in mice

Specific class of drugs can reverse diet-induced obesity, fatty liver and diabetes in mice

Experimental monoclonal antibody prevents and reverses clinical type 1 diabetes in mice

Experimental monoclonal antibody prevents and reverses clinical type 1 diabetes in mice

Benefits and challenges of integrating nursing home residents into clinical trials

Benefits and challenges of integrating nursing home residents into clinical trials

Ancient grains show promise for type 2 diabetes

Ancient grains show promise for type 2 diabetes

Study questions the need for endotype-specific diets in diabetes management

Study questions the need for endotype-specific diets in diabetes management

Exploring the potential of ketogenic diets in managing epilepsy

Exploring the potential of ketogenic diets in managing epilepsy

Cinnamon, curcumin, and resveratrol show promise in diabetes inflammation fight

Cinnamon, curcumin, and resveratrol show promise in diabetes inflammation fight

Food additive emulsifiers linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Food additive emulsifiers linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Revolutionary AI device utilizes few-molecule reservoir computing for blood glucose prediction

Revolutionary AI device utilizes few-molecule reservoir computing for blood glucose prediction

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

Advancing medical treatment with causal machine learning

Advancing medical treatment with causal machine learning

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