DIABETES patients may no longer have to inject themselves every day as a once-weekly insulin jab could soon be rolled out on the NHS. Patients, however, must now wait for the injection to be ...

The study findings could lead to more personalized diabetes treatments. (Halfpoint Images/Moment/Getty Images) Identifying ...

A 12-year study found more walkable neighbourhoods were linked with lower type 2 diabetes risk in women who had gestational ...

The development comes as health authorities consider another potential change in diabetes treatment: a once-weekly insulin injection called Onswik. The medicine has received an initial recommendation ...

The UK is facing a "rapidly escalating diabetes crisis", said a charity, as new analysis estimates the number of people living with the condition has topped 5 million for the first time. The new ...

A TYPE 1 diabetes drug about to be offered on the NHS is the biggest medical breakthrough against the condition since insulin a century ago, say experts. Teplizumab is given through a drip every day ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A landmark UK study involving tens of thousands of families has shown that childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is effective, laying the groundwork for a UK-wide childhood screening program.

A landmark UK study involving tens of thousands of families has shown that childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is effective, laying the groundwork for a UK-wide childhood screening program.

Products claiming to contain retatrutide are already being sold illegally in the UK, but there is no guarantee what they contain. For people with diabetes or obesity, the risk is not just side effects ...