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Higher blood sugar levels cause damage over time to blood vessels and nerves, which can affect your eyes, heart, kidneys, and other organs. It’s important to be aware of these diabetes-related health complications so that you can act now to avoid them or prevent them from progressing.

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy cuts heart risk by 20% in people with obesity or overweight and without diabetes. Semaglutide's potential reshapes cardiovascular & obesity...
Discover how a new predictive tool can forecast the risk of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients. Learn about its benefits, limitations, and potential for...
Lifestyle changes like diet and exercise are key to the prevention and management of diabetes-related complications like foot disease. Here’s why it’s important to be...
Explore the role of artificial intelligence in diabetic retinopathy detection with Eyenuk's innovative technology. Here we also examine the disputed effects of GLP-1s on...
New research reveals a higher dementia risk in early-onset diabetes. Preventing prediabetes progression may be key to mitigating this risk.
New drug treatments are now available for children with diabetes following the recent approval of Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin...
Medications like aspirin, Tylenol, and vitamin C can potentially impact the accuracy of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). Here are steps to ensure reliable diabetes...
Explore groundbreaking research that connects type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease through mitochondrial dysfunction. The link unveils new insights in elder care and...
SGLT-2 inhibitors can protect your heart! This type of medicine is recommended for people with type 2 diabetes who have heart disease or risk factors related to heart...
Diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to serious health complications including kidney failure, nerve damage, eye damage, heart disease, and stroke. Here’s how...
Oculis' OCS-01 eye drops show promising results in phase 3 trials for diabetic macular edema treatment. Uncover a potential revolution in non-invasive eye care solutions.
Explore the understated impact of hyperglycemia fears in diabetic children, the need for enhanced research, and strategies for safe diabetes management.
There has been an emergence in diabetic foot care research that has seen an increased number of clinical trials published in the last few years. These trials have...
Triglycerides—a type of fat that circulates in the blood along with cholesterol—can be a risk factor for developing diabetes. If you have diabetes, monitoring...
Having diabetes puts you at risk for problems with your kidneys. Learn about the steps you can take, as recommended in the latest ADA Standards of Care, to maintain the...
For people with diabetes who require dialysis, there are a growing number of options for treatment.
One father who has type 1 diabetes and diabetic retinopathy shares advice with his daughter, who also has type 1, about how to prevent diabetic retinopathy. Discover...
People with diabetes are at increased risk for heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in type 1 diabetes, and its burden is also increasing...
It’s not always easy to talk about sex, regardless of whether you have diabetes or not. If you are a person living with diabetes, here are some important things to bear...
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a complication that could lead to blurry vision or even vision loss. Early detection and aggressive treatment using the latest treatment...

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