Treating serious gum disease in diabetics can help to lower their blood sugar levels, a new study has found. Edinburgh University scientists have found reducing gum inflammation in people with diabetes can help minimise complications with the condition. It is thought when bacteria infect the...

Two key treatments do not halt diabetes in people with early signs of the disease, a large study has found. Researchers said the results showed the only way to ensure future health in people at high risk of diabetes is exercise and a healthy diet. Trials in more than 9,000 people also found...

Some statistics show more than 24 million Americans have a form of diabetes and alarming studies predict we will see an increasing number of diabetes patients over the next few years. A recent study conducted by Elbert Huang from the University of Chicago predicts over 44 million diabetes...

Scientists have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. A UK trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar...

Intense treatment to lower blood sugar in patients with diabetes could prove nearly as harmful as allowing glucose levels to remain high, a study says. Cardiff researchers looked at nearly 50,000 patients with type 2 diabetes and found the lowest glucose levels linked to a heightened risk of...