Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women younger than 50 years without diabetes have an HbA1c 1.6 mmol/mol lower than men. Researchers suggest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Studies have found discordance between HbA1c and glucose management indicator. HbA1c remains the standard for ...

An HbA1c of 5.7 indicates years of insulin resistance and metabolic damage, says Dr Gagandeep, suggesting pre-diabetes is an ...

Blood sugar testing seems simple, right? You prick your finger, see a number, and know if you’re “good” or “bad.” But anyone ...

Women typically develop diabetes mellitus at a later age than men; however, women often have a higher mortality rate than men due to this condition. This has caused researchers to question whether the ...

Orforglipron significantly reduced HbA1c levels by 1.3% (3mg), 1.6% (12mg), and 1.5% (36mg) compared with 0.1% in the placebo arm. Orforglipron, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

Once-weekly CagriSema significantly reduced HbA1c and body weight vs semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes in the REIMAGINE 2 trial.

CagriSema achieved superior weight loss of up to 14.2%, where up to 43% of the people achieved ≥15% weight loss and up to 24% ...

A new saliva test and earlier use of the HbA 1c blood test could pick up type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients earlier than methods in current use, show data from 2 studies. Both tests could both ...

Diabetes specialist nurse Anwen Jones provides an update on some key principles in management of diabetes in primary care ...