For decades, getting diagnosed with diabetes has meant a trip to the doctor, a blood draw, and a wait for results comparing your blood sugar to a clinical cutoff. If you're above the threshold, you have diabetes. If not, you're sent home — even if your metabolism has been quietly struggling for years. Researchers are now calling that system out for what it is: too slow, too blunt, and missing far too many people. A wave of new tools — combining wearable sensors, advanced biomarkers, and...

Could a new oral therapy help protect new mothers from developing type 2 diabetes after pregnancy? A groundbreaking initiative from Cirius Therapeutics says yes — and the Gates Foundation agrees. Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy complications in the world — and one of the most underestimated. While it typically resolves after delivery, the long-term health consequences for mothers can be severe. Now, a Michigan-based biotech company has secured a Gates Foundation...

If you or someone you love is living with prediabetes, new research may offer a ray of hope — and it comes from a source as simple as sunlight. A study recently published in JAMA Network Open has found that high-dose vitamin D supplementation may significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but with an important catch: it only works for people with certain genetic variations. Here's what you need to know. What the New Research Found More than two in five U.S. adults — roughly...