Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the UK and its prevalence is increasing. More than 4.9 million people in the UK have diabetes. Around 90% of these people have type 2 diabetes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pete Doherty has spoken about his health in a new interview. (Getty Images) (picture alliance via Getty Images) Pete Doherty, ...

Type 2 diabetes often lies dormant for many years because the underlying mechanism that drives it - poor insulin production - takes time to rear its ugly head. Insulin is a hormone that keeps blood ...

Diabetes is a disease that attacks all parts of the body. If you are suffering from diabetes, high blood sugar levels can affect your eyes, kidneys and heart. But do you know that the feet of a ...

If you have diabetes, its essential that you pay special attention to the health of your feet. Diabetes can increase your risk of foot problems because high blood sugar can contribute to nerve damage ...

Type 2 diabetes affects insulin in the body. Everybody needs insulin to live and has an essential job to help keep the body healthy. Insulin allows the glucose in the blood to enter the cells and fuel ...

A woman who found out she was diabetic at seven years old has told how stepping on a dog biscuit led to her right leg being ...

The likelihood that a diabetes patient will need to have a foot amputated differs sharply depending on where they are living in the UK, according to new government health data which reveals thousands ...

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just five days after my tenth birthday, everyone in my family was shocked. My illness progressed so fast; over the course of just one week I started vomiting ...

Diabetes patients with a foot problem that is deemed to be limb-threatening should be referred “immediately”, latest guidance states. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, ...

Following development and validation of the CPR to assess risk status for diabetic foot problems, the risk status of individuals was assessed over an 8-year period using data from NHS Fife to ...

Pete Doherty, former frontman of The Libertines who later pursued a solo career under the name Babyshambles, has revealed it was "touch and go" for him following a health scare in January. Speaking to ...