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A new review, reported in Diabetologia, looks at the glycaemic impact of different forms of exercise performed after a meal in people with type 1 diabetes. The findings should help inform more detailed guide...

As the planet warms, people with diabetes are beginning to experience health impacts from climate-related factors such as heat, air pollution, extreme weather events and infectious diseases. A new review in ...

Modern treatment means that people with cystic fibrosis are living longer, healthier lives. However, this welcome news brings a challenge – more people are also living with cystic fibrosis-related diab...

Preclinical findings reported in a recent issue of Diabetologia suggest that GLP-1 receptor agonists can improve beta cell and neuronal functioning in Wolfram syndrome, promising a new approach to this rare ...

Prediabetes is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, diabetes complications and mortality. It is highly prevalent and a new discussion paper in Diabetologia looks at different approaches for reducing the potent...

A new study in Diabetologia looks at the impact of bariatric surgery on three different diabetes complications. The findings suggest that surgery could be an effective approach for reducing peripheral neurop...

While physical exercise is good for people with type 1 diabetes, it does carry a risk of hypoglycaemia, which is why it may be necessary to reduce insulin doses afterwards. However, the ADREM (Adjustment of ...

What should people eat to manage or prevent type 2 diabetes? The complexity of food has led to confusion over what is healthy, unhealthy or optimal among healthcare professionals and the public alike. Howeve...

Cancer is overtaking cardiovascular disease as a leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes. A new paper in Diabetologia looks at trends in cancer mortality in England over a 20-year period and it...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is more common in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes than among the general population. The increasing global burden of diabetes means that many more people are now at risk o...

Bariatric surgery can put type 2 diabetes into remission, but it’s not without complications, including hypoglycaemia after meals. A new study in Diabetologia sheds some light on the underlying pathoph...

Poor glycaemic control before and during pregnancy can increase the risk of congenital malformations and perinatal death among the offspring of women with type 1 diabetes. A new analysis of real-world data, ...

People’s beliefs about hypoglycaemia were explored as part of the HypoCOMPaSS trial, which aimed to help those with impaired awareness reduce their rate of severe hypos. The findings, reported in a rec...

The risk of progression to clinical diabetes after initial decline in beta cell function depends on age, according to a paper in a recent issue of Diabetologia. The researchers have mapped the trajectory of ...

People with type 2 diabetes often start on non-insulin glucose-lowering medication but, as their condition progresses, they may need insulin. Dr Lalantha Leelarathna, consultant diabetologist at the Manchest...

A new paper in Diabetologia describes how a unique dataset of HbA1c measurements drawn from the UK Biobank reveals the extent of undiagnosed diabetes. The findings suggest that population-wide screening coul...

Diabetes in Europe has become a rapidly accelerating public health crisis. That is why the EASD and other major stakeholders have come together to form the European Diabetes Forum, which aims to translate re...

SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have benefits that go beyond glucose-lowering in diabetes. A new study, reported in Diabetologia, looked at the cost-effectiveness of these medications. The find...

A new study, reported in Diabetologia, shows that vigorous exercise on a bike or using a home video helps protect pancreatic beta cells from apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum-induced stress. The ben...

A new study reported in Diabetologia looks at how breaks in sedentary behaviour and timing of physical activity affect liver fat and insulin resistance. The findings could inform lifestyle interventions to p...

There are large differences among individuals with type 1 diabetes in their level of glycaemic control, as reflected by glucose variability. An imaging study, reported in a recent issue of Diabetologia, find...