US regulators approve the first device that uses artificial intelligence to detect eye damage from diabetes, allowing regular doctors to diagnose the condition without interpreting any data or images.

Scientists unveil a revised classification for diabetes, one they say could lead to better treatments and help doctors more accurately predict life-threatening complications from the disease.

While type 2 diabetes (T2D) was once considered a disease largely confined to older people, the global epidemic of obesity and

New European research has found that a good social life could lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes.

Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- has been caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study.

Diabetic patients will be relieved to know that they need not totally remove their favourite foods from their to-eat list. There are a few ways to achieve normal and stable blood sugar ­levels. Dietitian Poh Kai Ling explains how.

Although type 2 diabetes has strong links to genetic elements, lifestyle factors such as exercise and diet may also influence the development of the disease. For World Diabetes Day, November 14, here are five ways to help play an active role in its prevention.

A new large-scale international study suggests that a diet rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats could significantly reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

Looking at diet and the frequency of mealtimes, three scientific studies, have been presented at the annual congress of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) held last week in Lisbon, Portugal may help pave the way for new therapeutic choices.

Scientists finally reveal a complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes.

Around 80 lakh people in Bangladesh are suffering from diabetes, State Minister for Health Zahid Malik says.

Eating potatoes or chips on most days of the week may increase a woman's risk of diabetes during pregnancy, say US researchers.

The case of a three-year-old girl in the US who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.

A committee of scientific experts is calling on the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.

Sugary drinks cause 184,000 deaths worldwide annually, including 25,000 deaths in the United States, according to a new study reports LiveScience.

Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes, thanks to a new invention from researchers at the University of North Carolina and NC State, who creates the first "smart insulin patch".