Sharp increase in diabetes cases
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The number of people with diabetes in the UK has jumped to 1.8m, latest figures show, and this trend may rise.
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Aggressively driving blood sugar levels as low as possible in high-risk diabetes patients appears to increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, according to major government study that stunned and disappointed experts.
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A study released Wednesday in Texas says the prevalence of diabetes along the US-Mexico border is higher that previous studies indicated.
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NEW YORK  - While the treatment of people with diabetes who suffer a heart attack has improved, along with subsequent survival rates, mortality is still higher than in non-diabetics, a study shows.
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One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate.
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A large study of Japanese adults found  those with diabetes were more likely to develop cancer,  especially of certain organs such as the pancreas and liver,  researchers said on Monday.
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Gestational diabetes may be associated with a substantially increased risk for pancreatic cancer, a new study has found.
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Diabetics should be monitoring their blood sugar levels more frequently due to new research that suggests sustained elevated levels may increase the risk of heart disease.
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NEW YORK  - A new study shows that impaired  pulmonary function is linked with an increased occurrence of  diabetes.
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The risk of Alzheimer's disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are "resistant" to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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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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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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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines also increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, US research suggests.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Diabetes patients may find that they become mentally and physically slow when periods of their blood sugar level rising come in everyday life.
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US rates of diabetes have soared alongside soft drink consumption, and scientists said Tuesday the spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels triggered by the sugary drinks may be at least partly to blame.
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Reports of side effects, including heart attacks, have tripled since an analysis revealed that the popular diabetes drug may increase the risk of heart problems.
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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.