Endocrinology
Non-invasive, adhesive patch measures glucose levels through skin
April 18th, 2018 Scientists in the United Kingdom have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch that promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test, potentially removing the need for millions of diabetics to frequently...High-energy breakfast has a positive effect on diabetics
In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the need for insulin, new research from Israel reports. The study results were presented at...
Endocrine Society: Both low-carb and low-fat diets work
March 14th, 2018 Whether you pick low-carb, low fat or another diet plan, scientific research indicates each can help some people achieve modest long-term weight loss with potential improvement in health risks, according to the Scientific Statement the Endocrine...
Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of diabetes
March 7th, 2018 A completely new classification of diabetes that also predicts the risk of serious complications and provides treatment suggestions, are the first results of the Swedish ANDIS study. Type 2 diabetes actually consists of several subgroups, the...
Evidence for changing the way type 2 diabetes is treated
February 21st, 2018 A Virta Health study shows that its novel metabolic and continuous remote care model can support adults with type-2 diabetes to safely improve glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), weight, and other biomarkers, while reducing diabetes medication...Prostate cancer mortality rate higher in men with diabetes
Men with type 2 diabetes are less likely to develop prostate cancer than patients without diabetes. However, the mortality rate is higher. Researchers of the German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD) from Tübingen and experts of Helmholtz Zentrum...Up to a third not taking prescribed type 2 diabetes drug
Up to a third of people in the UK prescribed metformin – the most commonly prescribed drug for treating type 2 diabetes – are not taking the drug, Andrew McGovern, clinical researcher, University of Surrey writes in The Conversation, latest...Type 2 diabetes reversed by intensive weight management programmes
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed following an intensive weight management programme, according a randomised trial in adults who have had the condition for up to six years. The study showed that after 1 year, participants had lost an average of 10kg,...Malaria drug does not show potential to treat diabetes
A drug used to treat malaria does not, after all, create new insulin-producing cells, according to a University of California study, refuting an earlier study. In the US, around 30m people live with diabetes, according to the Centres for Disease...Third type of diabetes is frequently identified wrongly
Diabetes of the exocrine pancreas, type 3c, is frequently labeled type 2 diabetes but has worse glycaemic control and a markedly greater requirement for insulin, found a University of Surrey study. Most people are familiar with type 1 and type 2...Close to a third of US diabetes patients delay insulin treatment
Although delaying insulin therapy leads to a worsening progression of diabetes, research by Brigham and Women's Hospital has found 30% of type 2 diabetic patients don't begin insulin when it's initially recommended, with the average start time being...
Widely used diabetes test may not be suitable for Africans
September 13th, 2017 People of African descent may mistakenly get the all-clear from a widely used type 2 diabetes test called HbA1c, according to an international study. The findings have important implications as they suggest that using this test as the sole means to...High-fat diet in pregnancy link to mental health problems in offspring
A high-fat maternal diet is linked to mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression in children, found a non-human primate study from the Oregon National Primate Research Centre, correlating with previous observational...
A toast to moderate alcohol use - Danish and US studies
August 16th, 2017 Moderate alcohol consumption over three-to-four days a week is associated with a markedly reduced risk of diabetes in both men and women, according to data from the Danish Health Examination Survey (DAHNES). Meanwhile, a separate University of...Weight gain between pregnancies link to increased GDM risk
The risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases with increased weight gain between pregnancies, according to a study by Linn Sorbye of the University of Bergen, Norway, and colleagues. GDM is defined as glucose intolerance of...