Diabetes

People who are more active at night - often referred to as night owls - have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study. Those who stay

Eating just two slices of ham a day may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next decade by 15 per cent, a large study has found. Data

A funding boost of $200 million is needed to subsidise technology for diabetics who can't afford potentially life-saving devices which help monitor and deal with the chronic

Several people have been hospitalised in Austria after using suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic, the country's health safety body says,

Scientists have developed a new method of diagnosing diabetes and high blood pressure that involves shining light into a patient's eyes. Researchers say

Using live hookworms to combat diabetes may sound like a case of the treatment being worse than the disease, but researchers are hopeful their small trial will eventually

Diabetics could one day take a pain-free insulin pill and need fewer injections, new research suggests. Pre-clinical testing shows a newly designed type of

The next generation of insulin pumps needed by 130,000 Australians with type 1 diabetes are to be made available at a fraction of the thousands of dollars a year they currently

People living with diabetes had an increased risk of complication and death during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows. More than 40 per cent of COVID-related

Five years ago, Ashlea Davidson was told by her doctor she would need to take insulin every day for the rest of her life. The shock diagnosis left her reeling.[subscribe]

One of the world's most widely prescribed diabetes drugs may be linked to major birth defects in the offspring of male patients who were taking it ahead of the babies

Regular physical activity significantly changes the body’s metabolite profile, and many of these changes are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study

A midwife turned Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) has opened up about how rewarding it is to help people with diabetes to live well and thrive.  “I

A hundred years ago Canadian researchers discovered insulin, saving the lives of millions world-wide including 450,000 Australians who now rely on it daily.

An international study suggests a low carbohydrate diet could help put type-two diabetes into remission. Low carbohydrate diets could help

A diabetes advocacy group says affordable access to continuous glucose monitoring devices would protect young sufferers from "dead in bed syndrome".

A new study has revealed many Australian diabetics don't know about kidney and heart failure - two common, deadly complications caused by the disease.

Diabetes-related vision loss is the leading cause of blindness for working-aged Australians. Yet it’s almost entirely preventable.  

A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and which helps to control blood sugar levels, could potentially revolutionise treatment for type 2 diabetes.

This National Diabetes Week, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Diabetes Australia are urging Australians living with diabetes to look after