Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds

Diabetes rates across the world have been rising steadily since the early 1990s, when this data was first estimated. That trend is only going up.

Liane Ong, Lead Research Scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~6 min

Would produce prescriptions cut health care costs?

Simulations indicate that making fruits and vegetables more accessible to food-insecure diabetic patients would pay off.

Tufts University • futurity
July 13, 2023 ~7 min


For people with diabetes, loneliness is a big heart health risk

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking, and depression.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
July 7, 2023 ~5 min

Structural racism worsens diabetes crisis

Structural racism and geographic inequity are advancing the global crisis of diabetes, report researchers.

Brian Katzowitz-Emory • futurity
July 6, 2023 ~6 min

Some exercise times may be better for people with type 2 diabetes

New research digs into the benefits of certain exercises and certain timing for people with type 2 diabetes.

Kitta MacPherson - Rutgers • futurity
June 30, 2023 ~5 min

Study Predicts Big Rise in Diabetes around the World

VOA Learning English • voa
June 26, 2023 ~3 min

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place

Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.

Scott Hagan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
June 26, 2023 ~9 min

Fewer than three meals a day may lower type 2 diabetes risk

Time-restricted eating, which rejects the idea of "three meals a day plus snacking," could help lower your type 2 diabetes risk.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 15, 2023 ~6 min


DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals

A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 8, 2023 ~5 min

Drugs that melt away pounds still present more questions than answers, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could be key tools in reducing the obesity epidemic

Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle choices like exercise and a healthy diet.

Wesley Dudgeon, Professor of Exercise Science and Interim Dean of the School of Health Sciences, College of Charleston • conversation
June 1, 2023 ~12 min

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