Warning on World Diabetes Day
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Soaring childhood obesity rates will increase diabetes rates affecting economic development across the globe, international agencies are warning.
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People who suffer from job burn-out may be prone to developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
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People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A daily dose of vitamin E may help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease, preliminary research suggests.
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levated blood sugar increases the risk of heart disease, not only in people with diabetes but also in those with high-normal readings not considered diabetic.
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NEW YORK  - Among people with diabetes,  wearing inadequate footwear triples the risk of lower-leg  amputation, according to a report from Barbados.
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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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Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.
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Diabetes is striking growing numbers  of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to  diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly  with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.
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Britain is facing a huge increase in diabetes in what doctors are calling one of the greatest health catastrophes the developed world has seen.
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Among people with diabetes, wearing inadequate footwear triples the risk of lower-leg amputation, according to a report from Barbados.
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It is well known that people  with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic  cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with  type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out  that the risk is still very small.
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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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Governments must wake up to the scourge of obesity or it will soon be too late to win the battle against the global epidemic, a senior World Health Organization official warned.
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Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily "Western" diet, according to new research released Monday.
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BALTIMORE -- British researchers have begun human trials to investigate a vaccine that could possibly cure type 1 diabetes. Meanwhile, overindulging in food during the holiday season can pose dangerous health risks for type 2 diabetics.
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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.