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Study shows morning and afternoon slightly better than evening physical activity for diabetes prevention

• People who exercise, as measured by a wrist-worn accelerometer, a smaller amount of time…

Low birthweight is independently linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and a particular presentation including lower age at diagnosis

Lower birthweight, genetic susceptibility of type 2 diabetes, and adult adiposity are independent and strong…

Study shows dementia risk increases the younger a person develops diabetes

Preventing progression from prediabetic state to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes will mean a…

New study reveals that childhood adversity is linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes as young adults

Embargo: 2301H UK time Thursday 20 April   A new study published in Diabetologia (the…

A baby’s gut bacteria may predict future type 1 diabetes decades before diagnosis

Study identifies several potential bacterial biomarkers that could predict type 1 diabetes up to 20…

First study to show childhood obesity is linked to increased risk of four of the five newly proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes

Embargo 2301H UK time Monday 27 February New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of…

UK study shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

Colorectal, liver, pancreatic and endometrial cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at…

Screening all older adults aged 40-70 years would find undiagnosed type 2 diabetes cases at least two years earlier

Study suggests at least quarter of a million cases would be found be population screening…

New study reveals that exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with an increased risk of diabetes

Embargo: 2301H UK time Monday 14 November   A new study published in Diabetologia (the…

New study reveals that physical activity in the afternoon or evening is linked to reduced insulin resistance (and thus better control of blood sugar)

Embargo: 2301H UK time Tuesday 1 November   A new study published in Diabetologia (the…