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Diabetes is life long affliction that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. With the two main types of diabetes, type 2 is far more common. Around 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2.

Types

Type 2 is where the body is not creating enough insulin or the body is not reacting correctly to the insulin. This type usually requires the managing of medication, finding the right medication for each person can take time. Also many of the medications have side affects.
Type 1 is when the level of glucose in blood to be too high. This happens when the body isn’t producing enough of the hormone insulin which controls the levels of glucose in blood.
Both types are manageable with the correct advice and medication.

There are articles below that explore the condition in many different ways. Covering new research and evidence.

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Can cows create insulin? Transgenic cow opens doors for sustainable human insulin production

Researchers have successfully developed the world's first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk.
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How well do Type 2 diabetes patients know their disease?

Researchers in Portugal look at the critical gaps in knowledge against type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, potentially impacting their long-term health outcomes.
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Oral insulin delivery: A smarter solution for insulin management

Scientists have discovered a way to supply insulin to the body, which could benefit the lives of 425 people worldwide battling with diabetes.
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Should the wider population be paying attention to their blood sugar levels?

Diabetes represents a huge burden on health systems and sufferers, but accurately monitoring blood sugar levels could help people to take control of their health before more serious issues come to light.
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Key resource for underserved patients with diabetes in the USA

Key resource for underserved patients with diabetes in the USA

The FQHCs handle 114.2 million patient visits per year. In 2021, one of 4 of these visits was virtual and involved the use of telemedicine, here we explore the value of telemedicine for diabetes patients in rural areas of America Patients with diabetes mellitus living in rural, underserved areas have...
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Increased diabetes testing is needed to halt a tsunami

35.3% of British adults are likely to have prediabetes. Dr Avinash Hari Narayanan (MBChB), Clinical Lead at London Medical Laboratory, argues that increased diabetes testing is needed to ensure 18 million people don’t go on to develop ‘full-blown’ diabetes.
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Can starting your period earlier increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes?

Researchers have suggested a potential link between girls who start their menstrual cycle earlier and the development of Type 2 diabetes.
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Preventing and managing diabetes: Strategies for combating the global health crisis

Stefano Del Prato and Bart Torbeyns from the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF) outline the major challenges in preventing and managing diabetes, and the actions policymakers and health systems can take to address them.
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Less frequent, equally effective, weekly insulin injections: The future of diabetes treatment

Research conducted by the University of Surrey suggests that insulin icodec, a weekly basal injection, may be just as effective when treating type 1 diabetes compared to daily basal insulin treatments.
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Red meat consumption linked to elevated type 2 diabetes risk

Substituting red meat with plant-based proteins can lower diabetes risk and yield environmental advantages.

Food insecurity amplifies severe hypoglycaemia risk in diabetic adults

A study for the Study of Diabetes reveals that adults with diabetes facing food insecurity are more to experience severe hypoglycaemia.
Challenges to care of patients with diabetes in rural, undeserved areas

Challenges to care of patients with diabetes in rural, undeserved areas

Patients with diabetes mellitus in rural communities face major impediments in achieving and maintaining control of glucose levels and preventing complications; patients in these areas endure their healthcare being medically underserved and financially challenged.
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Promising gestational diabetes treatment for pregnant women

Metformin offers pregnant women hope as an effective alternative for gestational diabetes treatment and management worldwide Scientists at the University of Galway have made notable progress in treating gestational diabetes mellitus following a clinical study involving pregnant women, offering renewed optimism to pregnant women dealing with this condition. The findings from...
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Dr. Martins-Green: Advancing wound healing research and cell biology

Dr. Martins-Green is the Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology at the University of California, Riverside, where she works to uncover more about chronic wounds and their basic cell and molecular mechanisms.
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Afon Technology Ltd: Non-invasive continuous glucose monitor development

Afon Technology Ltd, a med-tech start up based in South Wales are developing Glucowear®, a truly non-invasive, wearable, continuous glucose monitor (CGM).
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Improving diabetes management and prevention

Diabetes can pose significant implications for individuals’ mental and physical wellbeing. While new research shows promise in supporting diabetes management and care, many challenges still remain. We discussed these with Beyond Type 1’s content strategist Dr Liz Kopco.
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Technology and advanced algorithms to transform diabetes management

Dr Amparo Güemes, an award-recognised woman in science and engineering, describes her research for an efficient closed-loop system for diabetes management,
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Changing lives with a new wearable glucose monitor

We could be about to see the world’s first truly non-invasive, real-time, continuous wearable glucose monitor change the lives of those with diabetes forever.
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What are the 5 subgroups of type 2 diabetes in India and Sweden?

Lund University presents five different diabetes subgroups and the genetic differences between the four subgroups relating to type 2 diabetes.

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