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To date, most genetic studies in type 2 diabetes have been limited to people of European ancestry, even though the increasing prevalence of the condition is set to hit low- to middle-income countries hardest...

Second-generation people of South Asian and African Caribbean ancestry born in the UK have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than their parents, as do those of mixed heritage, according to a new study publishe...

Just over two years after its approval in the UK and EU as the first new treatment for type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin, the use of dapagliflozin is no longer authorised in this population grou...

In the wake of the diabetes pandemic, prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on the rise. Following his first module about the epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of NAFLD, Profes...

It’s not the most glamorous of nutrients but it’s making a big comeback in research into non-infectious diseases, including diabetes.

Psychosocial factors have profound effects on the way people live with diabetes, but how can we apply findings from behavioural research to diabetes care? Two insightful, eye-opening presentations at the 202...

Do recent studies showing unprecedented success for weight loss-inducing medications spell an end for surgical interventions to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes? Far from it, say Professor Carel Le Roux and...

Semaglutide shows promise as an obesity treatment yet again, but this time in people with type 2 diabetes

Nearly all ulcers are preventable, which is why foot care and education is such a vital part of looking after diabetes patients – and took centre stage at one of the sessions of this year’s Diabe...

Fasting-induced stimulation of SIRT1 holds the key to an association between fasting regimens and the prevention of microvascular complications in diabetes, according to a new study in Diabetologia.

In a lively and thought-provoking contribution to our Insulin@100 series, Professor Tina Vilsbøll takes us on a whistlestop tour of insulin’s clinical use – past, present and future.

Study shows machine-learning-based clustering using finite mixture models can help identify phenogroups of people with type 2 diabetes, distinct clinical characteristics and cardiovascular risk.

Severe hyperglycaemia shortly after admission to a non-ICU hospital setting in patients with COVID-19 is associated with a 7-fold increase in mortality risk, according to a study published in Diabetes Care.&...

Promising results from the Pre-POInT-early study, which investigated the safety and immune effects of high-dose oral insulin immunotherapy in children before the age of 2, when they are most susceptible to d...

Results from the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and Diabetes Outcomes (CORONADO) study have identified variables linked to hospital discharge or to death among patients with diabetes hospitalised for COVID-19, estab...

As the obesity pandemic accelerates, the search for a safe, affordable, practicable, minimally invasive solution has become ever more urgent. The need to tackle this crisis has been further highlighted by th...