Mediterranean diet plus exercise cuts diabetes risk
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 25-Aug-2025Adding exercise and calorie cuts to the Mediterranean diet lowers type 2 diabetes risk by 31%
Diabetes
Diabetes is currently the 5th most common cause of death in the world.
5% of people (1 in 20) in the UK have diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US.
Around 1 in 8 people between 20 and 79 years old have their death attributed to diabetes.
The average life expectancy is reduced by:
More than 20 years (Type 1)
Up to 10 years (Type 2)
Diabetes News
Eye scan reveals new potential for predicting cardiovascular events
Sky News - 17-Jul-2025AI predicted 10-year heart and stroke risk with 70% accuracy from 4,200 retinal scans
New pill delivers insulin and protein drugs without injections
Futurity - 17-Jul-2025Tested in animals, it lowered blood sugar effectively
3D printing brings new hope for long-term type 1 diabetes treatment
New Scientist - 03-Jul-2025Scientists print insulin-producing cells that may replace injections with a minimally invasive therapy
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Steven Russell
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital.
02-May-2024
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