Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the […]
For many of the almost 40 million people in the U.S. who live with diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day can make the difference between good health and serious heart, kidney, nerve […]
In 2021, roughly 6% of the world’s population, or 529 million people, were living with diabetes, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D). In the same year, 1.6 million deaths were attributed to this disease.This article was […]
Patients with low skeletal muscle mass are at a higher risk of falling. Certain diabetes medications, particularly SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, are associated with weight reduction, which may contribute to muscle mass loss […]
If you eat a snack—a meatball, say, or a marshmallow—how will it affect your blood sugar? It’s a surprisingly tricky question; the body’s glycemic response to different foods varies based on individual genetics, microbiomes, hormonal […]
A preclinical model developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that recapitulates a rare infant-onset form of diabetes suggests the condition stems from gradual damage to the pancreas through misregulation of a molecular pathway called the […]
Malnutrition-related diabetes—typically affecting lean, malnourished teens and young adults in low- and middle-income countries—is now officially recognized as a distinct form of the disease, known as type 5 diabetes.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents’ genes affect the child’s insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to […]
Widely used by the agri-food industry, food additives are mainly found in the ultra-processed products sold in our supermarkets. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance due to a […]
Recent decades have seen a lot of progress in diabetes treatment. In a new study, Per-Ola Carlsson, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, has obtained promising results. “This is the first time anyone has succeeded in […]
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