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BAME patients are under-represented in randomised controlled trials, despite being more susceptible to and have a higher incidence to type 2 diabetes compared to the wider population, new research has found.

A review of the latest clinical trial data from the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA.

The older patient with diabetes is more prone to having hypoglycaemia, especially when glucose lowering drugs are used. Yet the International Diabetes Federation estimates that over half the population of people with diabetes do not know that they have it.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for a number of cancers, but older men with type 2 diabetes have a reduced risk of prostate cancer, according to a retrospective, population-based cohort study.

New data supporting a fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine and lixisenatide was presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Munich, Germany.

A review of the latest clinical trial data from the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA.

A review of the latest clinical trial data from the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA.

Life expectancy of 20-year-olds starting treatment for HIV has increased by around a decade in the EU and North America since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s, according to a study published in The Lancet HIV.

A review of the latest clinical trial data from the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA.

Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 10% of all adults with diabetes. It can only be treated successfully by replacing the insulin deficiency. The presenting features of type 1 diabetes are those of hyperglycaemia and insulin deficiency.

A review of the latest data presented at the 16th Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting in Bethesda, US.

A review of the latest clinical trial data from the American Diabetes Association's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA.

An international collaboration, funded by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), between the University of Bristol and Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar (ADLQ), has revealed that fat stem cells in healthy obese individuals can store fat more efficiently than those with increased risk of diabetes.

The British Global and Travel Health Association (BGTHA) has launched a new online training course to help GPs, nurses and pharmacists who provide health care advice to patients planning a trip abroad.

Researchers have discovered that foot pain - particularly severe foot pain - correlates to a higher incidence of recurrent falls. This finding also extends to those diagnosed with planus foot posture (flat feet), indicating that both foot pain and foot posture may play a role in falls among older adults.