August 25, 2021 Start screening for Type 2 diabetes earlier, at age 35, task force recommends The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended lowering the age to start screening for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes among obese or overweight adults by five years, to age 35.
August 24, 2021 Diabetes has surged among US youth, decades-long study finds Diabetes surged among American children, teens and adolescents to 2017, according to new federally-funded research spanning nearly 20 years finding a 45% increase in type 1 diagnoses, and a 95% growth in type 2 diagnoses.
July 29, 2021 FDA allows automatic 'generic' swap for brand-name insulin U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore.
June 28, 2021 Kids’ hospitalization rates for Type 2 diabetes more than doubled during pandemic, study shows Kids' hospitalization rates for new Type 2 diabetes more than doubled amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to data analyzed at a Louisiana hospital.
June 10, 2021 US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and experts believe a big reason may be that many people with dangerous symptoms made the lethal mistake of staying away from the hospital for fear of catching the coronavirus.
June 9, 2021 Diabetics with poor sleep face higher death risk, study finds A study involving nearly half a million people in the U.K. indicated those with diabetes who regularly battled sleep issues faced a higher risk of death.
June 7, 2021 FDA approves new weight loss drug, first since 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a weight loss drug for overweight or obese adults, marking the first such authorization since 2014.
June 3, 2021 Eating fresh fruit lowers risk of type 2 diabetes, study claims Slipping two servings of fresh fruit into your daily diet can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by over one-third, a new study suggests.
May 28, 2021 Diabetes vaccine shows promise for some patients in early trial In a small, early study, a vaccine for type 1 diabetes helped preserve the body's natural production of insulin, at least in a subset of newly diagnosed patients.
March 24, 2021 COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in some people Emerging data hint that COVID-19 can trigger diabetes in some people, although the exact reason remains unknown.
