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Funding to advance type 2 diabetes research

Posted on Jul 5 2024 by Lara Pacillo

Two ��˴�Ƭ projects have been awarded almost $2 million in funding to reduce the risk of heart failure from type 2 diabetes and investigate how low-calorie sweeteners interact with and contribute to the disease.

New guidelines set to change the way we diagnose type 1 diabetes

Stock image of doctor administering insulin to a child with diabetes

Posted on Jun 25 2024 by Jessica Stanley

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses could soon be transformed with newly released guidance developed with input from a ��˴�Ƭ expert, outlining how to detect and monitor early-stage T1D before the point of symptom onset.

Pill could provide alternative to weight loss surgery

Posted on Aug 21 2023 by Jessica Stanley

A new pill that appears to mimic the effects of gastric bypass surgery is providing fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Luminary Award recognises world-leading diabetes research

Posted on Jul 27 2023 by Johnny von Einem

Paediatric endocrinologist and diabetes researcher, Professor Jennifer Couper has been presented with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Luminary Award.

Smart glasses to improve diagnosis and treatment of foot wounds

Doctor wearing smart glasses looking at patient's foot

Posted on Jun 28 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Mixed-reality smart glasses with holographic features are set to revolutionise the treatment of leg and foot wounds for people with diabetes and vascular disease in regional and remote areas in the future.

Fasting diet reduces risk markers of type 2 diabetes

Posted on Apr 7 2023 by Crispin Savage

A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Funding supports vital diabetes research

Students walk around the North Terrace campus.

Posted on Jan 4 2023 by Lee Gaskin

Five innovative research projects led by the ��˴�Ƭ’s Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health will investigate the causes and potential treatments for various types of diabetes.

Fellowship honours paediatrics expert

Professor Jennifer Couper stands and smiles.

Posted on Oct 14 2022 by Eleanor Danenberg

Professor Jennifer Couper, Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics at Adelaide Medical School, has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Grants support further University diabetes research

A medical professional gives a patient a finger-prick test.

Posted on Jul 15 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Diabetes SA has awarded $200,000 in funding to researchers from the ��˴�Ƭ to help with the early detection of diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and to help control blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes.

The ticking time-bomb of diabetes

Posted on Apr 4 2022 by Stan Denham

��˴�Ƭ researchers have warned that too many people are either unknowingly living with diabetes, at significant risk of developing the life-threatening condition, or simply ignoring the obvious warning signs – and may be setting themselves up for serious and debilitating illness down the track.