Diabetes

For more than a century, insulin has saved millions of lives. Yet despite remarkable advances in diabetes technology, one major challenge remains: preventing hypoglycemia while maintaining excellent glucose control. That is why researchers are developing glucose-responsive insulin, often called “smart” insulin. Instead of delivering a fixed amount of insulin regardless …

Imagine screening for diabetes as easily as breathing into a handheld device. That idea is rapidly moving from research laboratories toward clinical reality. Scientists are developing breath tests for diabetes that analyze tiny molecules in exhaled air to identify early metabolic changes long before traditional symptoms develop. Although blood glucose …

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has fundamentally changed diabetes management by giving patients and clinicians access to real-time glucose data. As a result, treatment decisions have become more precise, and many people with diabetes now spend more time within their target glucose range. However, glucose represents only one part of the …

For decades, diabetes management has focused on what patients eat and how much they consume. However, emerging research suggests another factor deserves attention: when they eat. The growing field of chrono-nutrition research in diabetes explores how meal timing interacts with the body’s internal clock to influence glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, …

For decades, A1C has served as the gold standard for assessing long-term glucose control in people with diabetes. However, it tells only part of the story. Researchers are now exploring whether metabolic flexibility could become an important biomarker in diabetes, offering a deeper understanding of metabolic health than A1C alone. …

For decades, diabetes has been grouped into familiar categories such as type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and several secondary forms. However, growing international recognition of Type 5 diabetes, formerly known as malnutrition-related diabetes, is challenging long-held assumptions about diabetes classification. This newly recognized condition appears to follow …

For years, artificial sweeteners have been promoted as an important strategy for reducing sugar intake in people with diabetes. They help lower carbohydrate intake, reduce post-meal glucose spikes, and support weight management without adding calories. However, recent research has challenged the long-held assumption that all non-nutritive sweeteners are metabolically neutral. …

Many people think of liver function tests as a way to detect liver disease. However, researchers are discovering that routine liver enzymes may also reveal important clues about future metabolic health. Understanding liver enzymes diabetes risk is becoming increasingly important because these commonly ordered blood tests may help identify people …

Postpartum screening after gestational diabetes is one of the most important yet overlooked steps in preventing future type 2 diabetes. Although blood glucose levels often return to normal after delivery, the long-term metabolic risk does not disappear. In fact, up to half of individuals diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …

For decades, diagnosing diabetes has depended on blood tests performed during routine medical visits. However, what if your smartwatch could recognize early warning signs before glucose levels become high enough for a formal diagnosis? Researchers are now exploring wearable technologies for diabetes screening that continuously analyze physiologic data collected throughout …