Diabetes

This hub delivers an in-depth, evidence-based exploration of diabetes mellitus, uniting authoritative articles on disease mechanisms, diagnosis, management, and prevention. Covering both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as rare and secondary forms, this collection provides readers with comprehensive information on risk factors, clinical presentation, complications, and the latest advances in research and technology. Topics include the impact of nutrition and lifestyle, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, monitoring strategies, acute and chronic complications, and innovative developments such as artificial pancreas systems and digital health tools. These resources also examine the psychosocial aspects of living with diabetes and offer practical guidance for both patients and healthcare professionals. Whether you seek foundational knowledge or current developments in diabetes care, this hub serves as a trusted, up-to-date reference.

Foods That Help Lower Blood Sugar Naturally

Low-glycemic foods, dietary fiber, resistant starch, and balanced eating patterns control blood sugar levels to support long-term metabolic health.

Diabetes and Sleep

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Diabetes Management

Diabetic Mastopathy Diagnosis

What is Diabetic Nephropathy?

Bionic Advancements: The Next Generation of Insulin Delivery Devices

Animals That Can Detect Hypoglycemia

What is Diabetes?

Diabetic Coma Severe Hypoglycemia

Supplements for Diabetes

What is a Diabetic Coma?

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Diabetes Diagnosis

Okra and Diabetes: What Research Says About Its Blood Sugar Control Effects

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

Adiponectin and Diabetes

History of Diabetes

Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma

Alcohol and Diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy Pathogenesis

What Causes Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney Disease)?

The Future of Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes Pathophysiology

Diabetes Symptoms

Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Vascular System

Treatment and Prognosis for Diabetic Mastopathy

Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Etiology

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Diabetic Mastopathy: Complication of Diabetes Mellitus

Navigating Insulin Pumps: Technology, Benefits, and What’s Next

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Causes of Foot Pain

Epigenetic Mechanisms in Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms

Harnessing the Power of AI: Predicting Diabetes Onset Before It Strikes

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Diabetes Screening

What is Diabetic Hypoglycemia?

What are Nightmares and Why Do They Occur?

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Genetic Testing for Diabetes

Low Sugar Foods for Diabetes

Hypoglycemic Unawareness

Diabetic Neuropathy Treatments

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Treatments

Diabetes in Men

Diabetic Foot Problems

Diabetes Risk Factors

Artificial Pancreas Systems: The Future of Diabetes Management?

Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment

Diabetes and Wound Healing

Diabetes and Vision

Advanced Diabetic Ketoacidosis

How Baking Soda Affects People with Type 2 Diabetes

What is Diabetic Neuropathy?

Walking After Meals: Small Habit, Big Metabolic Gains

Red Blood Cell Morphology Changes in Diabetes

Understanding MODY 5: A Rare Genetic Form of Diabetes

Diabetes and Mucormycosis

Diabetes Complications

Diabetes in Men versus Women

Research into a Cure for Diabetes

Cause of Diabetic Coma

Diabetic Coma Treatments

Is a Plant-Based Diet Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

What is HbA1C Testing?

The Risks of Prediabetes

What is HbA1c?

Diabetes and Periodontitis

Pins and Needles and Diabetes

Diabetic Nephropathy Symptoms

Encapsulating Islet Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Does the Keto Diet Increase the Risk of Diabetes?

Does the 'Stomach Flu' Vaccine Prevent Type I Diabetes?

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Causes

Diabetes Types

Diabetic Neuropathy Diagnosis

How does Gestational Diabetes Affect the Baby?

What's Next for Semaglutide? Beyond Diabetes and Weight Loss

Diabetic Emergencies: What to Do

Diabetes and Skin Problems

What Causes Diabetes?

COVID-19 and Diabetes

Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes

The Impact of Glucagon on Diabetes Management

How Does Semaglutide Work to Lose Weight?

Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

Semaglutide and Type 2 Diabetes: Efficacy, Safety, and Outcomes

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Diabetes study reveals differing health risks for men and women

In the years following type 2 diabetes diagnosis, women are more likely to develop mental health conditions, while men are more likely to develop cardiovascular and renal complications, according to a study published August 25th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Fabiola Eto from Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues.

25 Aug 2026

NIH grants support research on whether PFAS exposure increases risk of liver and endometrial cancers

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $7.5 million to study whether exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the synthetic compounds known as "forever chemicals," increases the risk of liver cancer and endometrial cancer.

25 Aug 2026

What decades of wine research can, and cannot, tell us about health

A narrative review found that moderate wine intake has repeatedly been associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with proposed mechanisms involving ethanol and grape-derived polyphenols, but the evidence remains largely observational and cannot establish causation. The authors argue that drinking pattern, beverage type, age, cancer risk, and risk-modeling choices all influence how the J-shaped association should be interpreted and how alcohol guidelines are developed.

25 Aug 2026

From caffeine to trigonelline, coffee has surprising links to muscle biology

A scoping review of 54 studies found that coffee and several coffee-derived bioactive compounds influence pathways linked to skeletal muscle metabolism, including insulin signaling, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, inflammation, glucose uptake, and protein turnover. Human studies reported associations with greater muscle mass and lower frailty or functional impairment, but most evidence remains observational or preclinical and cannot establish causality.

25 Aug 2026

The diet-Alzheimer’s connection is more complicated than “eat this, avoid that”

A mini-review finds that dietary patterns may influence Alzheimer’s disease through interconnected pathways involving neuroinflammation, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, homocysteine, and the gut-brain axis. The authors argue that genetics, sex, age, physical activity, and socioeconomic context may modify these relationships, supporting more individualized approaches to nutrition research and dementia prevention.

25 Aug 2026

Researchers link GLP-1 drugs to lower tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetes

A large retrospective cohort study found that GLP-1 receptor agonist use was associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in people with type 2 diabetes compared with sulfonylureas, metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, and SGLT2 inhibitors. The observational findings suggest a possible benefit beyond metabolic control, but the authors emphasize that prospective and mechanistic studies are needed to determine whether GLP-1 therapies themselves reduce TB risk.

24 Aug 2026

Japan vaccinated heavily during COVID-19. Why are so many unsure about vaccinating next time?

A nationwide Japanese survey found that only 53.1% of respondents said they would accept vaccination in a hypothetical future pandemic with COVID-19-like fatality, despite substantially higher previous COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Willingness varied by demographics, perceived disease risk, exposure to misinformation, vaccine characteristics, and practical factors such as cost, evidence, professional recommendations, and accessibility.

24 Aug 2026

Could a daily vinegar drink help with constipation? A small trial offers a clue

A randomized, double-blind trial found that adults with mild constipation who drank a vinegar beverage daily for four weeks had more frequent bowel movements than those receiving placebo. Exploratory findings also suggested earlier improvements in bowel habits, although the small feasibility-based trial requires confirmation in larger and more diverse populations.

24 Aug 2026

New study makes progress in understanding the mechanisms behind severity of HFpEF

Approximately 3 million people in the United States are living with a condition called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF.

24 Aug 2026

Type 2 diabetes incidence increases 10-fold among American youth

Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a disease that has developed mostly in middle-aged and older adults.

24 Aug 2026

Type 2 diabetes mechanisms differ significantly based on patient BMI

Research published today in Diabetologia by Amsterdam UMC and the University of Ghana reveals that type 2 diabetes manifests in two fundamentally different ways depending on a patient's body mass index (BMI).

24 Aug 2026

Combined bio-histological score prevents overtreatment in liver transplant patients

Long‑term outcomes after liver transplantation remain hampered by complications linked to intensive immunosuppression—infections, cardiovascular events, kidney dysfunction, and metabolic disorders affect 10% to 40% of recipients.

24 Aug 2026

Semaglutide’s heart benefits may partly involve reduced inflammation

A prespecified analysis of 17,604 SELECT participants found that higher baseline hsCRP was associated with greater risks of major cardiovascular events and death in people with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease. Semaglutide produced rapid and sustained reductions in hsCRP, with changes emerging before substantial weight loss, although the study could not establish whether reduced inflammation directly mediated its cardiovascular benefits.

24 Aug 2026

These simple fitness tests revealed which older adults had the lowest death risk

Objective fitness tests in 13,423 Taiwanese adults aged 65 years or older linked better balance, agility, lower-body strength, and cardiorespiratory fitness with lower all-cause mortality over a median seven years. A multidomain fitness index showed the strongest association, suggesting that simple performance tests may add useful information to conventional geriatric risk assessment.

24 Aug 2026

A two-year diet trial challenges the idea that weight loss is the only result that matters

In the two-year DELISH randomized trial, adults with obesity achieved modest, sustained weight loss with either an adapted Mediterranean-style program or a commercial weight loss program. The Mediterranean-style intervention produced greater improvements in self-reported diet quality, while 24-month weight loss did not materially differ between groups.

24 Aug 2026

A childhood shaped by sugar rationing was linked to mental health more than 50 years later

UK Biobank researchers examined whether sugar rationing during pregnancy and the first two years of life was associated with adult sweet-food preferences, sugar intake, brain structure, anxiety, and depression.

23 Aug 2026

Historic redlining continues limiting healthy food access, study finds

Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy food in neighborhoods historically subjected to "redlining" - the now-illegal practice once used to refuse loans, insurance or mortgages to people in certain neighborhoods that were disproportionately inhabited by racial and ethnicity minorities.

21 Aug 2026

UC Berkeley researchers find new potential treatment for obesity and diabetes

Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and fatty liver diseases.

21 Aug 2026

Review outlines how SIRT3 protein regulates global metabolic disorders

A comprehensive review published in Engineering systematically outlines the regulatory capacity of silent information regulator 3 (SIRT3), a mitochondrial deacetylase termed the "head goose molecule", and its negentropic mechanism for intervening global metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and steatotic liver disease.

21 Aug 2026

PCOS prevalence rises among pregnant women in China

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects approximately 6% to 20% of women of reproductive age globally and remains undiagnosed and poorly managed, especially during pregnancy, leading to significant healthcare costs.

21 Aug 2026