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Vaccinate people with diabetes on priority: Researchers

While studies have suggested that those with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for more serious complications and being hospitalised if they get Covid-19, little is known about the risk for individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Most humans at diabetes risk as evolution of insulin hits roadblock

Scientists from Indiana University (IU), University of Michigan and Case Western Reserve University determined that the sequence of insulin has become entrenched at the edge of impaired production -- an intrinsic vulnerability unmasked by rare mutations in the insulin gene causing diabetes in childhood.

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to 23% higher diabetes risk

The study, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), being held online this year from September 21-25, may indicate that both diseases -- rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes -- are linked to the body's inflammatory response.

Diabetics can cut heart attack risk by taking pills: Study

"Our results suggest that when patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, starting medications to prevent cardiovascular disease has a substantial impact on the risk of heart attacks and premature death," said study author Christine Gyldenkerne from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark.