In the United States, an estimated 0.55 percent of adults have type 1 diabetes. This makes up around 5 percent
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Diabetes medicines now cost the NHS more than £1BILLION a year
Diabetes medicines now cost the NHS more than £1BILLION a year as Britain’s obesity epidemic continues to soar For every
Continue reading »Peer support can help curb acute care for persons with depression and diabetes
A new study published by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that community health workers and peer support can
Continue reading »Machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance genes in tuberculosis-causing bacteria
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed an approach that uses machine learning to identify and predict
Continue reading »Type 1 diabetes often misdiagnosed in adults
(HealthDay)—It’s not always easy—even for doctors—to tell if someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they’re diagnosed as
Continue reading »Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
Previous research has shown that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to prevent tuberculosis, can reduce blood sugar levels in
Continue reading »Poor diabetes control can lead to increased risk of serious infections, study shows
A new study has shown that diabetes patients with the poorest control of their blood sugars face the highest risks
Continue reading »Study reveals the current rates of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American adults
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that type 2 diabetes remains overwhelmingly the most common type of
Continue reading »Gestational diabetes may predispose to postpartum depression symptoms
Mothers diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an elevated risk of developing postpartum depression symptoms, according to a new
Continue reading »Type 2 diabetes in children: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
In this article, we look at what type 2 diabetes is and describe its symptoms, causes, and risk factors in
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