This page of Diabetes Care Community features news articles about the latest developments in diabetes and prediabetes prevention and management.
Type 5 diabetes is a newly recognised disease – here are all the types of diabetes you need to know about
Type 5 diabetes has just been recognised as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation.
Health Canada approves Tzield – the first ever disease modifying therapy for type 1 diabetes
This is the first medicine to be approved in Canada that addresses the autoimmunity behind T1D – not just the symptoms that is causes.
Adding More Plant-Based Proteins to Your Diet Could Increase Your Life Expectancy
Learn how following a plant-based diet could help you live longer.
Repurposed diabetes drug can reduce pain for those with knee arthritis and overweight or obesity, clinical trial shows
A common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, possibly delaying the need for knee replacements, Monash University-led research has found.
High blood pressure? Eat more bananas
New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure
Drugs like Ozempic could ‘significantly’ cut Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, commonly used for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, may also offer significant protection against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to new research.
Sask. government expands coverage of glucose monitors for young adult and senior diabetics
Government estimates 9,000 seniors and 700 young adults will now be eligible
Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise tracking
Wearable mobile health technology could help people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimens that help them to keep the condition under control, a new study reveals.
Butter for baking shows no major heart risks, but smearing it on bread is a different story
Swapping butter for plant oils could cut death risk by 17%
Painless diabetes patch to replace needle pricks
Waterloo researchers are closer to commercializing a health care breakthrough for continuous monitoring of blood glucose, ketone, lactate and more
Government of Canada signs pharmacare agreement with British Columbia to improve universal access to free medications
Plan will support 550,000 diabetic residents
