Diabetes News & Features
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FDA OKs AI Device to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy
The FDA has approved the first medical device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect diabetic retinopathy in adults with diabetes that can be used by non-eye care professionals.
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Cell Transplant Helps Difficult Type 1 Diabetes
Some people with type 1 diabetes develop a condition called hypoglycemia unawareness, which means they no longer feel symptoms when their blood sugar levels are dropping dangerously.
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Diabetes Now Affects 23 Million U.S. Adults
The new CDC numbers were based on 2016 data on more than 33,000 adults from the federal government's National Interview Survey.
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Enlisting Gut Bacteria And Fiber To Fight Diabetes
A 6-year-study has discovered a possible connection between gut bacteria and blood sugar, a revelation that could pave the way for new treatments for diabetes.
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Primary Care Doctors Loosen Type 2 Diabetes Goals
For most adults, the American Diabetes Association recommends a target A1C of below 7 percent. This goal may be altered based on individual circumstances.
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Early Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Bad for Your Heart
One thing that's clear is that type 2 diabetes is on the rise, especially among younger people across the developed world.
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Rotating Night Shifts a Path to Diabetes
The more often a person worked an irregular night shift, the greater their risk for type 2 diabetes, the findings showed.
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EMT Crews Often Unprepared for Diabetic Crises
Low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) generally occur in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes taking insulin or other blood sugar-lowering medications. Researchers said more than 100,000 serious hypoglycemia episodes occur each year.
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Weight-Loss Surgery's Benefits Wane for Diabetics
The study began with 120 patients with type 2 diabetes from the United States and Taiwan. Half underwent weight-loss surgery while the other half had only lifestyle interventions.
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Breast-Feed Now, Stave Off Diabetes Later
In babies, breast-feeding has been linked to a reduced risk for infections, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, some cancers and childhood overweight and obesity.
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No More, Needles? Patch Could Monitor Blood Sugar
The new patch -- which actually uses an array of tiny needles that researchers promise are pain-free -- senses when blood sugar levels are rising and then releases medication to bring those elevated levels back down.
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Switch: Kidney Disease Can Lead to Diabetes
Medical experts already knew that the reverse is true -- that diabetes increases the risk for kidney disease
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Friendships May Be Your Defense Against Diabetes
New research suggests your friends might help you prevent one very big health problem -- type 2 diabetes.
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FDA Approves Drug That Helps Diabetes, Weight Loss
The once-a-week injection drug Ozempic (semaglutide) is approved for people with type 2 diabetes
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Extreme Low-Cal Diet Led to Diabetes Remission
An extremely low-calorie diet put type 2 diabetes into remission for many patients, according to a new study.
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Insulin Pill May Delay Type 1 Diabetes in Some
Researchers tested the effect of insulin pills on 560 children and adults whose relatives had type 1 diabetes.
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Severe Psoriasis May Make Diabetes More Likely
People with the skin disease psoriasis are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and the more severe the psoriasis, the greater their risk, a new study finds.
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Diabetes, High BP In Pregnancy Can Lead to Issues
If you develop both diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy, you face a much higher risk of future trouble than women who only develop one of those conditions while pregnant, researchers report.
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Diabetes Raises Heart Death Risk 7x in Adults
People younger than 50 with diabetes have a seven-times higher risk of dying from sudden cardiac death, preliminary research suggests.
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Diabetes Pill Might Replace Injection to Control Blood Sugar
Global study shows blood glucose levels dropped significantly, and low rates of low blood sugar
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Celiac Disease May Follow Type 1 Diabetes
Screening for early signs of both conditions should be done at birth, study suggests
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Rare Tumor May Point the Way to Diabetes Treatment
Insulinomas provide genetic maps for making insulin, researchers say
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FDA OKs Device With No Finger-Prick For Diabetes
Device eliminates need to prick finger to measure blood sugar levels
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Fracture Risk Higher for Seniors With Diabetes
Bone weaknesses seen in those with blood sugar disease
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Can Coffee or Tea Extend Survival With Diabetes?
The answer may depend on whether you're a man or a woman
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