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.

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

Emerging evidence from clinical and mechanistic studies reveals how okra’s natural compounds lower blood sugar, balance lipids, and support overall metabolic health in diabetes.

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Supplements for Diabetes

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

Diabetic Mastopathy Diagnosis

History of Diabetes

Diabetes and Mucormycosis

Genetic Testing for Diabetes

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

Alcohol and Diabetes

Diabetic Coma Treatments

Bionic Advancements: The Next Generation of Insulin Delivery Devices

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Epigenetic Mechanisms in Type 2 Diabetes

Research into a Cure for Diabetes

Diabetes Risk Factors

Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes

Low Sugar Foods for Diabetes

Understanding MODY 5: A Rare Genetic Form of Diabetes

Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers

Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

What Causes Diabetes?

Diabetes in Men versus Women

Walking After Meals: Small Habit, Big Metabolic Gains

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

How does Gestational Diabetes Affect the Baby?

Causes of Foot Pain

Artificial Pancreas Systems: The Future of Diabetes Management?

Diabetes Complications

The Risks of Prediabetes

Cause of Diabetic Coma

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

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetes Pathophysiology

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Diabetes Management

Diabetic Neuropathy Treatments

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Etiology

Does the Keto Diet Increase the Risk of Diabetes?

What are Nightmares and Why Do They Occur?

Diabetic Neuropathy Diagnosis

Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms

Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment

Diabetes and Wound Healing

Diabetes in Men

Diabetes Diagnosis

Diabetes and Vision

What is Diabetic Nephropathy?

Animals That Can Detect Hypoglycemia

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

What is Diabetic Hypoglycemia?

Diabetic Foot Problems

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

What is Diabetes?

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Treatments

What is a Diabetic Coma?

What is Diabetic Neuropathy?

Diabetic Coma Severe Hypoglycemia

Diabetic Nephropathy Symptoms

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

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

What is HbA1C Testing?

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Causes

Diabetes and Skin Problems

How Does Semaglutide Work to Lose Weight?

COVID-19 and Diabetes

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Diabetes and Periodontitis

Diabetic Emergencies: What to Do

Diabetes and Sleep

Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Vascular System

Encapsulating Islet Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes

Treatment and Prognosis for Diabetic Mastopathy

Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

Diabetes Screening

What is HbA1c?

How Baking Soda Affects People with Type 2 Diabetes

Red Blood Cell Morphology Changes in Diabetes

Hypoglycemic Unawareness

Diabetic Mastopathy: Complication of Diabetes Mellitus

What Causes Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney Disease)?

The Future of Diabetes Treatment

Pins and Needles and Diabetes

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Advanced Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Diabetes Types

The Impact of Glucagon on Diabetes Management

Diabetic Neuropathy Pathogenesis

Adiponectin and Diabetes

Latest Diabetes News and Research

New CPRIT awards expand cancer prevention and treatment research in South Texas

UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), received nearly $3 million in new academic and prevention awards as part of the latest funding round announced by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

19 Dec 2025

ACE2 protein may play a protective role against high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes

A collaborative study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London has found that the protein ACE2 may play a protective role against two common conditions, high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes, which affect millions of people worldwide.

19 Dec 2025

Oral health gains global recognition in WHO NCD declaration

The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) welcomes the adoption of the WHO political declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly, recognizing it as a major step forward for integrated, people-centred health systems.

19 Dec 2025

How diabetes medications may influence cancer risk and progression

Diabetes, particularly Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), has been linked to an increased risk of various cancers, including liver, colorectal, and breast cancer.

18 Dec 2025

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality in Black women with breast cancer

A study from Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers in eClinicalMedicine is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.

18 Dec 2025

Researchers point to mitochondria as a missing link between mental health and brain function

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing.

18 Dec 2025

Junk' DNA may hold new clues to Alzheimer’s disease

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it's made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioral quirks, and keep our cells and organs running.

18 Dec 2025

Gestational diabetes alters the placenta at the molecular level, study reveals

Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.

18 Dec 2025

Scientists unravel how citrin deficiency can trigger fat buildup in the liver even in lean individuals

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have unraveled how citrin deficiency (CD), a rare genetic disorder that prevents the liver from converting food into energy efficiently, can trigger fat buildup in the liver - even in lean individuals.

18 Dec 2025

Flu wave’s hidden cost on people with cystic fibrosis

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are uniquely vulnerable to the flu wave currently ripping through the UK, a clinical researcher from The University of Manchester has warned.

18 Dec 2025

Washington’s homeless hide in plain sight, growing sicker and costing taxpayers more

Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River.

18 Dec 2025

Couples-based programs boost heart-healthy behaviors

Research highlights the need for couple-based interventions in heart disease to focus on emotional support and relationship quality for better health outcomes.

18 Dec 2025

ECG-based AI model doubles early liver disease diagnoses

As rates of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea increase, cases of advanced chronic liver disease and resulting liver scarring or cirrhosis also are rising. Patients often are diagnosed based on symptoms, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, fluid retention or jaundice, which happen when liver disease has progressed to a late stage.

17 Dec 2025

Stress may help explain why patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why.

17 Dec 2025

In the vast expanses of Indian country, broadband gaps create health gaps, too

Standing atop Ferry Butte, Frances Goli scanned the more than half a million acres of Shoshone-Bannock tribal land below as she dug her hands into the pockets of a pink pullover.

17 Dec 2025

Urine-based microRNA clock predicts biological aging without a blood test

Researchers developed and validated a non-invasive urinary microRNA aging clock using extracellular vesicle miRNAs from more than 6,000 adults. The model predicts age with about 4 to 5 years error and links accelerated aging signals to type 2 diabetes.

16 Dec 2025

How Traditional Chinese Medicine may reshape the gut microbiome to ease insulin resistance in PCOS

This review synthesizes evidence that gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to insulin resistance and symptom severity in polycystic ovary syndrome through impaired barrier function, inflammation, and altered microbial metabolites. It evaluates how Traditional Chinese Medicine may modulate these pathways while highlighting major gaps in clinical validation, safety, and standardization.

16 Dec 2025

Specific gut bacterium reduces weight gain and improves metabolic health

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome-the bacteria and fungi in the gut-are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the possibility that changing the microbiome could improve health.

16 Dec 2025

Alcohol-related liver disease deaths surge with widening socioeconomic gaps

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say deaths from alcohol-related liver disease have surged in recent years, and the increase is hitting people without a college degree the hardest.

16 Dec 2025

Researchers identify partner protein that supports appetite regulating-protein

A protein essential to the human body for managing energy and regulating appetite relies on a partner protein, according to new research, and the findings could help researchers better understand genetic obesity.

16 Dec 2025