Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition where the body fails to utilize the ingested glucose properly. This could be due to lack of the hormone insulin or because the insulin that is available is not working effectively.

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Comprehensive AAV delivery map aids in advancing gene therapy

Comprehensive AAV delivery map aids in advancing gene therapy

Rare sugars curb appetite and mimic diabetes drugs in mice

Rare sugars curb appetite and mimic diabetes drugs in mice

Pregnancy may provide some protection against Long COVID

Pregnancy may provide some protection against Long COVID

NYC and Baltimore scientists awarded grants for cardiovascular and diabetes research

NYC and Baltimore scientists awarded grants for cardiovascular and diabetes research

Gastric bypass proven most effective for severe obesity in landmark study

Gastric bypass proven most effective for severe obesity in landmark study

UVA Health experts highlight a growing array of treatment options for type 2 diabetes

UVA Health experts highlight a growing array of treatment options for type 2 diabetes

Study links linoleic acid to triple-negative breast cancer growth

Study links linoleic acid to triple-negative breast cancer growth

New tool helps predict CAR T therapy outcomes for lymphoma patients

New tool helps predict CAR T therapy outcomes for lymphoma patients

Vitamin D monitoring during pregnancy and postpartum

Vitamin D monitoring during pregnancy and postpartum

Novo Nordisk A/S: Rybelsus® (oral semaglutide 14 mg) demonstrates superior reduction in cardiovascular events in the SOUL trial at ACC 2025

Novo Nordisk A/S: Rybelsus® (oral semaglutide 14 mg) demonstrates superior reduction in cardiovascular events in the SOUL trial at ACC 2025

Tirzepatide improves kidney, cardiovascular function in patients with obesity and HFpEF

Tirzepatide improves kidney, cardiovascular function in patients with obesity and HFpEF

What blueberries do and don’t do for your microbiome and heart

What blueberries do and don’t do for your microbiome and heart

Five lifestyle changes by 50 can add a decade to your life, global study finds

Five lifestyle changes by 50 can add a decade to your life, global study finds

Intravenous iron shows promise for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Intravenous iron shows promise for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

AI-based imaging performs equally well as ultrasound in guiding heart procedures

AI-based imaging performs equally well as ultrasound in guiding heart procedures

Does COVID-19 affect heart rate variability after recovery?

Does COVID-19 affect heart rate variability after recovery?

FAME-3 study reveals similar outcomes for CABG and PCI in severe triple-vessel heart disease

FAME-3 study reveals similar outcomes for CABG and PCI in severe triple-vessel heart disease

Research shows clopidogrel as better long-term therapy than aspirin after PCI

Research shows clopidogrel as better long-term therapy than aspirin after PCI

Heart failure patients benefit from dapagliflozin after TAVR procedure

Heart failure patients benefit from dapagliflozin after TAVR procedure

Can natural supplements backfire? Review explains how and why

Can natural supplements backfire? Review explains how and why

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