Stuttgart  - A new German study shows that diabetes patients are rarely treated successfully for the disease.

The results, published in the Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, show that many people suffer elevated blood-sugar levels even after treatment for Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Washington, February 13: Massachusetts-based Draper Laboratories is trying to develop a special tattoo ink that changes colour based on glucose levels inside the skin.

Nanotechnology researchers associated with the project believe that the injectable ink may one day prove helpful in freeing diabetics from painful blood glucose tests.

Washington, Jan 29 : A protein, called CPT1, which helps muscles to burn fat better, holds the key to treat diabetes, say Aussie scientists.

In a new study, scientists in Sydney and Melbourne have found exactly how fat molecules clog up muscle cells, making them less responsive to insulin.

The finding is an important milestone in understanding the mechanisms of obesity related insulin resistance, a precursor of Type 2 diabetes.

London, January 15: Chewing gums can prove very helpful in delivering insulin in the blood stream of the diabetics, say researchers.

Robert Doyle, a chemist at Syracuse University in New York State, is sure that an insulin chewing gum can offer a significant solution to the breaking down of orally-taken insulin by the digestive system.

Washington, January 13: Diabetes can be prevented, and the disease's complications for those diagnosed with it reduced, through adequate intake of vitamin D, says a report.

The review article by researchers from Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing appears in the latest issue of Diabetes Educator.

New Delhi, Jan. 13: Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes. Pre-diabetes has been shown to have harmful effects on the body in the long run, and is a disease that Indians need to be concerned and informed about.

A pandemic of obesity and diabetes is occurring. Diabetes now affects an estimated 24.1 million people in the United States, an increase of over three million people in approximately two years.

Washington, January 6: After conducting a comparison of low-carb diets for six months, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that diets that encourage eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index lead to greater improvement in blood sugar control.

London, Jan 3: Here's some good news for women who find it hard to squeeze into their skinny jeans, courtesy their big bottoms: a generously proportioned derriere could be good for health, say scientists.

Accord to research, the fat in buttocks and hips may protect against type 2 diabetes.

Washington, January 1 : Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a way to transplant insulin-producing pancreatic cells, which causes only a minimal immune response in recipients.

The researchers believe that their work in mice may significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated.

London, Dec 25 : A limited number of genes are behind the development of almost eleven immune-related diseases such as type 1 diabetes, coeliac disease, Crohn''s disease and rheumatoid arthritis, according to new analysis.

Geneticists at the University Medical Center Groningen performed an analysis of all globally conducted association studies of these diseases.