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Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk

20 Aug 2024

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis...

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An Asian teenager with type 1 diabetes uses an at home glucometer to test his blood sugar levels

‘Diabetes distress’ increases risk of mental health problems among young people living with type 1 diabetes

17 Jul 2024

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a...

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US Food and Drug Administration approves Cambridge-developed artificial pancreas

24 May 2024

An artificial pancreas developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge has been granted approval by the USA’s Food and Drug Administration (...

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Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation

30 Jan 2024

Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s...

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Eddie and his dad, Ian

“Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE

07 Nov 2023

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (7 November 2023) recommended hybrid closed loop systems including the CamAPS...

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Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

03 Oct 2023

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of...

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DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals

08 Jun 2023

A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with...

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Artificial pancreas successfully trialled for use by type 2 diabetes patients

11 Jan 2023

Cambridge scientists have successfully trialled an artificial pancreas for use by patients living with type 2 diabetes. The device – powered by an...

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From sick-care to health-care

09 Feb 2022

Meet the young biotech entrepreneur with two companies to her name and a plan to revolutionise the way we manage our health.

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The life-changing artificial pancreas

20 Jan 2022

An artificial pancreas developed by Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes at a vulnerable time of their...

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Patient using the artificial pancreas

Artificial pancreas trialled for outpatients with type 2 diabetes for first time

04 Aug 2021

An artificial pancreas could soon help those people living with type 2 diabetes who also require kidney dialysis. Tests led by the University of...

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DNA jigsaw

Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date

07 Jul 2021

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants – carried by one in 3,000 people – that have a larger impact on the...

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