Young age at first menstrual cycle linked to heightened diabetes risk in mid-life

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Starting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US research…

Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data…

Optimal blood pressure levels for reducing CVD mortality risk identified in large Asian diabetes cohort

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in…

Boosting beta cells to treat type 2 diabetes

Immunofluorescence showing mouse insulin-producing beta cells from the pancreas. Green represents insulin; blue: cell’s nucleus; and red: a tag that indicates cell division. Credit: Alonso lab Researchers at Weill Cornell…

Pancreas ‘crosstalk’ may influence course of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Method for quantification of ADM lobules. ADM-positive lobules (outlined in green) were tallied per section. Total pancreatic tissue (orange) was outlined manually and quantified. ADM score was determined by dividing…

Is high urinary albumin linked to sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Advances in non-invasive imaging have allowed clinicians to assess both the structure and function of coronary arteries. Investigators who recently used positron emission tomography and computed…

Red meat consumption associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat…

Evidence on higher rates of diabetes unclear in trans people, but data on higher rates of heart disease are clear

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The latest data on the metabolic problems faced by trans people are presented at a session at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for…

Study suggests threshold for type 2 diabetes diagnosis in women under 50 years should be lowered

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2–6 October) and published in the…

Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and body weight loss than semaglutide, shows meta-analysis

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new meta-analysis combining 22 studies, to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany…