A 34-year study links early weight loss in prediabetes to lower cardiovascular risks. Explore the findings and what they mean for prevention.
Read More »Diabetes Hospitalizations Aren’t Just About Heart and Kidney Disease Anymore
Explore why diabetes hospitalizations involve more than heart and kidney disease, including infections, respiratory illness, and mental health.
Read More »Quit Smoking, Protect More Than Your Heart: When Diabetes Complication Risk Starts to Fall
New research links smoking cessation to lower diabetes complication risks. Explore what the findings mean for kidney, eye, and nerve health.
Read More »Your Genes Aren’t Your Destiny: Can Lifestyle Still Move the Needle on Diabetes Risk?
Genetic risk for type 2 diabetes may be inherited, but new research suggests diet, exercise, and sleep can still help lower overall risk.
Read More »378 Trials, 113,000+ Participants: What Actually Works to Stop Prediabetes From Becoming Diabetes?
Discover what 378 trials involving 113,000+ participants reveal about prediabetes treatment, lifestyle changes, metformin, and incretin therapies.
Read More »Prediabetes Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Why the Same Exercise Plan Gets Different Results
New research shows the prediabetes exercise response may differ by glucose phenotype, highlighting the potential for more personalized prevention plans.
Read More »Low Potassium, Higher Diabetes Risk? A Surprising Clue From Heart Failure Research
Low potassium is usually viewed through a cardiovascular lens, especially in patients with heart failure. However, emerging evidence suggests clinicians may have another reason to pay attention. New research examining the relationship between hypokalemia and diabetes risk found that lower serum potassium levels were associated with a greater risk of …
Read More »After Gestational Diabetes, Could Your Neighborhood Shape Your Future Type 2 Risk?
Diabetes prevention remains important long after a pregnancy affected by gestational diabetes. For people who have had gestational diabetes, the years after delivery are an important window for lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Yet healthy choices do not happen in a vacuum. Where someone lives may affect whether …
Read More »Can Weight Loss Delay Type 1 Diabetes? What the Pre-Symptomatic Data Really Show
Efforts to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes have traditionally focused on the autoimmune attack that destroys insulin-producing beta cells. However, emerging research suggests metabolic stress may also influence how quickly vulnerable people progress to clinical disease. A 2026 TrialNet analysis found that autoantibody-positive people with overweight or obesity who …
Read More »Could Too Much Protein Be Affecting Insulin? Scientists Take a Closer Look
New research is changing the conversation around protein and metabolic health. For years, high-protein diets have been praised for supporting weight loss, preserving muscle, and improving blood sugar control. However, scientists are now discovering that the story may be more complex. Rather than blaming protein itself, researchers are focusing on …
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