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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...

As rates of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes continue to soar, so too are rates of cardiorenal complications. What can we do to tackle this globally significant health challenge? For the third episode in our ...

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...

As Muslims around the world embark on a month of Ramadan fasting, for the latest episode in our series ‘The long and the short of it’, Professor Wasim Hanif and Dr Sarah Ali deliver a timely remi...

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...

The use of SGLT-2 inhibitors in diabetes for cardiorenal protection, as well as for glucose lowering, is now backed by clinical guidelines. However, the heart and kidney benefits may actually arise from circ...

A new paper in Diabetologia shows that the incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Sweden has levelled off over the past two decades, although it is still high. Increased immigration to Sweden by fam...

As maternal glycaemic control has improved in women with type 1 diabetes before and during pregnancy, so too has birthweight and adiposity in their offspring, posing health risks later in life. A new theory ...