World to see 380 mln diabetics by 2025: experts
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The global diabetes epidemic is projected to affect 7 percent of the world's adult population by 2025 as developing countries embrace bad health habits associated with affluence, medical experts said on Monday.
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Rates of diabetes in Canada's most populous province have already zoomed past what was predicted for 2030, which suggests the global epidemic will be far worse than feared, researchers reported on Thursday.
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A smart bandage studded with sensors could help people with diabetes maintain good health.
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Doctors need to check patients for  diabetes if they even suspect a patient may have the condition,  and start using drugs to treat it right away, according to new  guidelines released on Wednesday.
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Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day, and the theme for this year&#39;s campaign is Obesity, Prevent Diabetes. Read on for a summary of current expert thinking prepared by the Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) on
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Soaring childhood obesity rates will increase diabetes rates across the globe, international agencies warn.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says rates of diabetes are set to increase as childhood obesity soars worldwide. WHO says an estimated 10 per cent of school-aged children are overweight, with the situation worsening.
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Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG said it has mapped the genome of a large group of type-2 diabetes patients, enabling scientists to better search for the genes causing the disease.
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Millions of diabetics may one day be relieved from having to inject themselves with insulin, a new study suggests. Researchers have identified cells in the pancreas of mice that are capable of generating insulin
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NEW YORK  - The percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes who have their blood sugar levels under control, as indicated by glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels of less 7 percent, increased between 1999 and 2004, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
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Scientists at Washington University have transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells into diabetic monkeys, which could have major implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans.
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People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.
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The number of people with diabetes in the UK has jumped to 1.8m, latest figures show. Diabetes UK says this is an increase of 400,000 in just eight years, and represents 3% of the total population.
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Discovery will speed research into incurable diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's, and bring closer the mass production of body tissue to replace that damaged by disease.
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Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Charity Diabetes UK said there were currently 1.8 million people suffering from the condition - up by 400,000 in just eight years.
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British researchers in collaboration with the Diabetes Vaccine Development Center in Melbourne will test a vaccine early next year on the patients that could wipe out type I diabetes, the most serious kind of diabetes.