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Insomnia identified as a new risk factor for type 2 diabetes in new study which also confirms many other risk and protective factors
A new ‘global atlas’ study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for…
Study finds link between too much or too little sleep and increased death rates in patients with or without diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of…
Study links abnormally high blood sugar with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes
Embargo: 2301H UK time Friday 10 July New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in…
First study of COVID-19 patients with diabetes shows that 10% die within seven days of hospital admission and two thirds are men
The first study of COVID-19 to specifically analyse the effect of the disease in hospitalised…
New research shows that increasing number of lost pregnancies is linked to higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of…
Obesity is a critical risk factor for type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics
Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 6 times, regardless…
Study suggests men more likely to develop type 2 diabetes if they go through puberty early
Embargo: 2301H UK time Monday 23 March Boys who enter puberty at an early age…
Study links frequent tooth brushing to lower risk of diabetes while dental disease and missing teeth associated with increased risk
Stronger effect of frequent brushing found in younger adults and women Brushing teeth three times…
Death rates plunge in older people with diabetes, but not younger people
Study shows diabetes affects all-cause mortality in young adults far more than in older adults…
Study links longer exposure to obesity and earlier development of obesity to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Cumulative exposure to obesity could be at least as important as actually being obese in…