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.

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Diabetes and Skin Problems

Cause of Diabetic Coma

Diabetic Coma Treatments

Diabetes and Mucormycosis

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Diabetic Nephropathy Symptoms

Hypoglycemic Unawareness

What Causes Diabetes?

Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Vascular System

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Does the Keto Diet Increase the Risk of Diabetes?

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

Genetic Testing for Diabetes

Pins and Needles and Diabetes

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Causes

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

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Diabetes Types

Diabetes in Men

How Does Semaglutide Work to Lose Weight?

Diabetic Mastopathy Diagnosis

Diabetes Screening

Understanding MODY 5: A Rare Genetic Form of Diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy Treatments

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

The Future of Diabetes Treatment

Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

How Baking Soda Affects People with Type 2 Diabetes

Supplements for Diabetes

What Causes Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney Disease)?

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

What is HbA1c?

Diabetes Pathophysiology

Diabetes Risk Factors

What is Diabetic Nephropathy?

Diabetes Diagnosis

Diabetes and Periodontitis

Bionic Advancements: The Next Generation of Insulin Delivery Devices

Diabetes and Vision

Diabetic Emergencies: What to Do

Diabetic Foot Problems

Alcohol and Diabetes

What is HbA1C Testing?

The Risks of Prediabetes

COVID-19 and Diabetes

Animals That Can Detect Hypoglycemia

Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Diabetes and Sleep

How does Gestational Diabetes Affect the Baby?

Encapsulating Islet Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes

Research into a Cure for Diabetes

Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers

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

Diabetes in Men versus Women

Diabetic Neuropathy Pathogenesis

Diabetes Complications

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Advanced Diabetic Ketoacidosis

What is Diabetic Neuropathy?

Walking After Meals: Small Habit, Big Metabolic Gains

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Treatments

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

Treatment and Prognosis for Diabetic Mastopathy

Artificial Pancreas Systems: The Future of Diabetes Management?

Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes

Red Blood Cell Morphology Changes in Diabetes

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

What is Diabetic Hypoglycemia?

Diabetic Coma Severe Hypoglycemia

What are Nightmares and Why Do They Occur?

What is a Diabetic Coma?

Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma

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

Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms

Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Five-target drug beats GLP-1/GIP therapy in obese diabetic mice

A Nature study reports a single-molecule GLP-1–GIP–lanifibranor quintuple agonist that targets incretin receptor-expressing cells while activating PPARα/γ/δ pathways. In obese and insulin-resistant mice, the compound reduced body weight, food intake, and hyperglycaemia more effectively than semaglutide or GLP-1R–GIPR co-agonism, while remaining a preclinical finding.

30 Apr 2026

New genetic risk report reveals hidden heart disease risk before symptoms appear

Researchers developed and externally validated integrated polygenic risk scores for eight cardiovascular conditions using large U.S.-based biobank data. The clinically orderable report may help identify inherited cardiovascular risk that traditional clinical markers can miss, although broader prospective validation is still needed.

30 Apr 2026

New screening tool predicts health risks for people living with obesity

A simple tool, developed by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, could help identify which people living with obesity or overweight are most likely to develop serious obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

30 Apr 2026

New research shows weight loss is possible without GLP-1

Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonism - GLP-1, common in obesity medicines - is not essential to weight management, according to preclinical research led by Richard DiMarchi and Matthias Tschöp, with funding from their startup company Bluewater Biosciences.

30 Apr 2026

Routine blood tests years before conception may predict pregnancy risks

Small abnormalities in blood sugar, blood lipids and inflammation several years before pregnancy are linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-eclampsia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Network Open.

30 Apr 2026

Maternal weight before pregnancy may shape toddlers’ development

A nationwide Korean cohort study of 258,367 mother-child pairs found that maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was associated with developmental delay risk in children aged 18 to 36 months. Children of underweight mothers showed modest early risks that later attenuated, while obesity-related risks persisted across developmental domains.

29 Apr 2026

Brief walking breaks help the body control sugar after carb-rich meals

Brief brisk walking breaks during prolonged sitting improved post-meal interstitial glucose responses in healthy adults after carbohydrate-rich meals, with the strongest effects seen in women. Gluteal fat showed a more stable glucose pattern than abdominal fat, suggesting it may help buffer carbohydrate-related glucose rises through depot-specific uptake and lipid-synthesis pathways.

29 Apr 2026

AHA calls for lifelong brain health strategy to prevent cognitive decline

The AHA scientific statement calls for a life-course approach to brain health that integrates cognitive, emotional, behavioral, vascular, environmental, inflammatory, sleep, microbiome, and social factors. It highlights how early-life exposures, mental health, pollution, chronic inflammation, poor sleep, gut dysbiosis, and socioeconomic adversity may shape brain resilience and later-life cognitive decline.

29 Apr 2026

New genetic risk test estimates inherited risk for cardiovascular conditions

Researchers at Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and collaborators have developed and validated a new genetic risk test that can estimate a person's inherited risk for eight common cardiovascular conditions, offering a more comprehensive approach to prevention.

29 Apr 2026

New hybrid molecule uses Trojan horse approach to treat obesity

A team led by metabolism researcher Prof Timo D. Müller at Helmholtz Munich has developed a new approach for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes: a hybrid molecule uses the well-known GLP-1/GIP signalling pathway as a "door opener" and delivers an additional metabolic modulator specifically into the target cells.

29 Apr 2026

New map reveals B cell clusters linked to faster diabetic kidney disease

A detailed new map of the human kidney revealed a previously unrecognized form of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) marked by clusters of immune cells-specifically B cells-that are linked to faster disease progression.

29 Apr 2026

AI eye screening shows promise for detecting six metabolic diseases

Researchers developed Reti-Pioneer, an AI retinal imaging framework that screened for six endocrine and metabolic diseases using color fundus photographs and clinical metadata. The system showed moderate-to-strong performance across cohorts, improved specialist decision-making, and demonstrated promising, though still preliminary, potential for faster, scalable disease screening.

29 Apr 2026

AI model detects pancreatic cancer years before clinical diagnosis

An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and the human eye find difficult to detect, finds research published online in the journal Gut.

28 Apr 2026

Lab-grown skin organoids provide new insights into blood vessel pathology

New research has shown that single blood vessel cells that appear in the earliest stages of lab-grown skin organoids have the ability to form complex microvascular networks that grow and mature over time.

28 Apr 2026

Electroacupuncture promotes weight loss by turning white fat into brown

Globally rising obesity rates pose major health risks, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain malignancies.

28 Apr 2026

New scientific statement defines brain health across life

Brain health isn't determined only by genetics or what happens later in life. A growing body of research shows that a range of factors-from mental health and sleep to environment, lifestyle and social conditions-play a powerful role in shaping how the brain functions and ages.

28 Apr 2026

Lipid pathways driving diabetes and heart disease risk in South Asians

Identifying lipid-linked genetic pathways in Asian Indians offers insights into diabetes and heart disease, crucial for developing ancestry-specific therapies.

28 Apr 2026

GLP-1 drugs promise wider health benefits, but experts urge caution on use

GLP-1 receptor agonists are reshaping care for type 2 diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, with evidence for glycemic, weight-loss, cardiovascular, and renal benefits. The review urges nurse practitioners to balance expanding clinical promise with careful prescribing, patient education, monitoring, access advocacy, and vigilance for gastrointestinal, endocrine, pregnancy-related, and rare serious risks.

27 Apr 2026

GLP-1 weight loss is driven mainly by fat loss, not muscle loss

GLP-1-based therapies helped adults with overweight or obesity lose weight mainly by reducing fat mass and visceral adipose tissue, while lean body mass losses were generally modest. The findings suggest these treatments can support higher-quality weight loss when paired with individualized care, nutrition, and resistance training.

27 Apr 2026

NIH awards five year grant for cardiovascular epidemiology training

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine researchers Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD, FAHA, associate professor of medicine and director of research training, and Mathew Nayor, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, have been awarded a five-year, T32 grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

27 Apr 2026