Diabetes

A new project to identify community nursing clients with diabetes who are at risk of falls - and train staff to help with prevention strategies - is expected to help people

Swedish scientists have identified a substance found in broccoli that can reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Scientists

Gestational diabetes increases a woman's risk of type 2 diabetes by 700 per cent, raising their chances of a heart attack, warns a public health expert.

A report in the Medical Journal of Australia has found Australian soft drinks contain much higher levels of glucose than those sold in the US and Europe.

Expressing milk late in pregnancy before the baby is born is safe for diabetic women, a landmark study has found. A landmark study has shown it's safe for

Diabetes is bad for the brain, especially if you are overweight, a new study suggests. Overweight diabetics may be at greater risk of developing

The federal government will provide free continuous glucose monitoring devices to eligible children and those under the age of 21 with type 1 diabetes.

For many Australians with diabetes being told they need to start injecting insulin

Australian researchers say a diet yielding high amounts of short-chain fatty acids acetate and butyrate protects against type 1 or juvenile diabetes.

Researchers at Harvard University have found a link between the consumption of gluten and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

A fasting diet that "re-boots" pancreatic cells has been shown to reverse diabetes,

A new study by the University of Adelaide has for the first time confirmed a seasonal variation in gestational diabetes. Women who conceive

The rate of amputations as a result of diabetes is dramatically different depending on where you live in Australia, according to new data.

Australia could save billions of dollars in healthcare costs by investing in proven treatments for people with diabetic foot disease, according to QUT research.

An Australian study has found being physically active won't protect you against developing type 2 diabetes if you are already overweight or obese.

People with type 2 diabetes are being warned to be wary of the social media hype about the benefits of the paleo diet. People with type 2 diabetes

A new glucose monitoring device on sale in Australia will make life easier for people with diabetes by eliminating finger pricking. Australian

Surgery to reduce the stomach and induce weight loss could have a significant benefit for hundreds of thousands of diabetes patients, health experts say.

Women with diabetes during pregnancy tend to have babies who develop high body fat levels by 10 weeks, new research from the UK has found.

The number of diabetes cases has quadrupled between 1980 and 2014, reaching 422 million worldwide, with the fastest rises in poorer countries.