Anti-aging compound improves muscle glucose metabolism in people
Senior investigator Samuel Klein, MD, (left), in the laboratory with Adewole Okunade, PhD. Klein’s team found that NMN improved the ability of insulin to...
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Team identifies new approach to tackling heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes
Pharmacy researcher John Ussher led new research identifying a protein that could be key to developing treatments to prevent a type of heart failure...
Risk of Frailty Linked to Glucose Control in Older People With Type 2
Having less well-managed blood glucose control is linked to a higher risk of frailty among older people with type 2 diabetes, according to a...
Two new diabetes drugs may work better for Asian people
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two relatively new but increasingly used diabetes drugs (with one of these classes also now approved for used in heart...
Lifestyle intervention is beneficial for most people with type 2 diabetes, but not all
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle...
People with prediabetes, whose blood sugar levels are higher than normal, may have an increased risk of cognitive decline and vascular dementia, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. — ScienceDaily
For the study, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers analysed data from the UK Biobank of 500,000 people aged 58 years...
Higher excess COVID-19 death risk in middle-aged people with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A largescale analysis led by the University of Exeter and funded by Diabetes UK, has found a disproportionately higher COVID-19...
Excess body weight linked with worse heart health even in people who exercise — ScienceDaily
Physical activity does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on heart health. That’s the finding of a large study published today...
Cancer replaces heart disease and stroke as the leading cause of death among people with diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cancer is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes in England. This is the finding of an 18-year-study...
Extreme blood sugar swings in people with type 2 diabetes may increase heart disease risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In patients with type 2 diabetes, big swings in blood sugar levels between doctors’ visits are associated with an increased...