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.

How Does Semaglutide Work to Lose Weight?

Semaglutide injections effectively support weight loss by regulating appetite and glucose levels, offering benefits for obesity and type 2 diabetes management.

What is Diabetic Hypoglycemia?

Diabetic Neuropathy Diagnosis

Causes of Foot Pain

Diabetic Nephropathy Symptoms

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

COVID-19 and Diabetes

Diabetes and Periodontitis

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

Diabetic Mastopathy: Complication of Diabetes Mellitus

Understanding MODY 5: A Rare Genetic Form of Diabetes

Diabetes and Pregnancy

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

Diabetes Management

Diabetic Neuropathy Pathogenesis

Diabetes and Skin Problems

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetic Retinopathy Symptoms

Diabetes Symptoms

Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers

Diabetes and Mucormycosis

Epigenetic Mechanisms in Type 2 Diabetes

Cause of Diabetic Coma

Diabetes and Sleep

Low Sugar Foods for Diabetes

Advanced Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Does the Keto Diet Increase the Risk of Diabetes?

Red Blood Cell Morphology Changes in Diabetes

Diabetes Screening

Diabetes in Men versus Women

Diabetes Pathophysiology

Research into a Cure for Diabetes

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Treatments

Diabetes and Vision

History of Diabetes

Diabetic Emergencies: What to Do

Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

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

Diabetes Diagnosis

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Causes

Treatment and Prognosis for Diabetic Mastopathy

Diabetes Types

What are Nightmares and Why Do They Occur?

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

Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Vascular System

What Causes Diabetes?

Animals That Can Detect Hypoglycemia

Diabetes Complications

Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

Diabetic Foot Problems

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatments

What is Diabetic Nephropathy?

The Future of Diabetes Treatment

Supplements for Diabetes

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Diabetic Coma Severe Hypoglycemia

Diabetic Coma Treatments

How does Gestational Diabetes Affect the Baby?

Genetic Testing for Diabetes

What is Diabetic Neuropathy?

Bionic Advancements: The Next Generation of Insulin Delivery Devices

What is HbA1C Testing?

The Risks of Prediabetes

What is a Diabetic Coma?

Alcohol and Diabetes

What is Diabetes?

Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment

Diabetic Hypoglycemia Etiology

Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Factors

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Diabetes and Wound Healing

Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms

How Baking Soda Affects People with Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Risk Factors

Adiponectin and Diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy Treatments

Diabetic Mastopathy Diagnosis

Hypoglycemic Unawareness

Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes

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

Encapsulating Islet Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes

Diabetes in Men

Walking After Meals: Small Habit, Big Metabolic Gains

Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma

What is HbA1c?

Pins and Needles and Diabetes

The Impact of Glucagon on Diabetes Management

Artificial Pancreas Systems: The Future of Diabetes Management?

What Causes Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney Disease)?

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Obesity’s health risks shift with age and sex, new genetic study reveals

Using a new time-resolved Mendelian randomization approach in over 360,000 UK Biobank participants, Karlsson et al. revealed that the causal impact of obesity changes across life, with distinct age- and sex-specific risk patterns for diabetes, heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and osteoarthritis.

27 Oct 2025

Updated COVID-19 vaccines continue to offer strong protection, research shows

Updated COVID-19 vaccines are still providing effective protection against infection, emergency department visits, hospitalization and death, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

27 Oct 2025

AI-powered app matches human-led programs in diabetes prevention

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered lifestyle intervention app for prediabetes reduced the risk of diabetes similarly to traditional, human-led programs in adults.

27 Oct 2025

Study finds higher rate of stillbirths in the U.S. than previously reported

Stillbirths occur at a higher rate in the U.S. than previously reported, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham.

27 Oct 2025

Study finds bright nights raise risk for stroke and heart failure in adults over 40

A large UK Biobank study found that higher night-time light exposure is linked to significantly greater risks of coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, and other cardiovascular conditions. The findings suggest maintaining darker nights and adequate daytime light could support heart health.

26 Oct 2025

What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health

A BMJ study found that individuals exposed to sugar rationing during their first 1,000 days of life had significantly lower risks of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in adulthood. Early-life sugar restriction was linked to a 2.5-year delay in cardiovascular disease onset, suggesting long-term benefits for heart health.

26 Oct 2025

Semaglutide protects the heart beyond weight loss, SELECT trial shows

Semaglutide lowered the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events across all body weight and waist circumference levels in people with overweight or obesity and cardiovascular disease. Early waist reduction explained only a third of this benefit, showing that semaglutide’s heart protection extends beyond fat loss.

26 Oct 2025

Are ultra-processed plant foods really worse than meat? Scientists weigh in

A new review challenges assumptions about ultra-processed foods, finding that plant-based versions, such as soymilk, meat analogs, and soft margarines, may lower cholesterol and disease risk compared with unprocessed animal foods when used as replacements.

26 Oct 2025

Unlocking the secrets of vascular health through eye imaging

The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast they're biologically aging, according to researchers at McMaster University and Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) - a joint institute of Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster.

24 Oct 2025

Unveiling the dual role of HIV integrase in viral replication

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

24 Oct 2025

Food tax shift could have both environmental and human health benefits

More expensive steak, cheaper tomatoes, but the same total cost for the average basket of groceries at the supermarket.

24 Oct 2025

A parent's guide to manage pediatric respiratory illnesses during the virus season

As we head deeper into fall and toward the holiday season, your little one may start to exhibit symptoms like a runny nose, cough, or fever.

24 Oct 2025

Dietary fat dictates seasonal eating rhythms, study finds

A new study from UC San Francisco shows that our natural eating patterns are more closely tied to seasonal rhythms than previously thought.

23 Oct 2025

Fitness amongst young adults strongly linked to socioeconomic development and gender equality

Fitness amongst young adults varies widely from one country to another, and is strongly associated with both socioeconomic development and gender equality, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science reports.

23 Oct 2025

Study shows link between gum disease and white matter hyperintensities

Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, than people without gum disease, according to a new study published on October 22, 2025, in Neurology Open Access, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Oct 2025

New York Regional Diabetes Research Center established with $10.8 million NIH grant

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $10.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create the New York Regional Diabetes Research Center (NYR-DRC), a newly expanded multi-institutional center co-led with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Weill Cornell Medicine.

23 Oct 2025

Unveiling the dual role of HSL protein in adipocytes

Our fat cells, called adipocytes, do more than just store extra weight. They play a key role in managing the body's energy.

23 Oct 2025

Common chemical tetrachloroethylene may be harmful to the liver

Liver disease is usually caused by one of three factors: alcohol consumption, fat buildup in the liver linked to obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol, or hepatitis B and C.

23 Oct 2025

Restricted sugar intake during early life associated with lower cardiovascular risks in adulthood

Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ today using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953.

23 Oct 2025

Semaglutide can offer important heart benefits that go beyond weight loss

A new analysis of the SELECT trial – the largest and longest clinical trial to date examining the cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide (a medication used to support weight loss and diabetes management) – confirms it also lowers the risk of major heart problems in people who are overweight or obese and already have heart disease, even if they don't have diabetes.

23 Oct 2025