Why 'Mamils' may have the last laugh: Middle-aged lycra-clad cyclists 'cut their risk of diabetes by 20 per cent'

Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark, found middle-aged men in Lycra - or Mamils - and their female counterparts slash their risk of type 2 diabetes, which often develops in middle-age.

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Newborn baby boys are at 'GREATER risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications'

Experts at the University of Adelaide found baby boys are more likely to be born spontaneously prematurely, while mothers carrying boys are at greater risk of gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia.

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International Diabetes Federation claim global epidemic is 'underrated'

Researchers from Monash University, Melbourne, argue experts, such as the World Health Organisation, have used inappropriate methods to determine diabetes prevalence.

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Too much AND too little sleep is 'as damaging to your health as a bad diet and sitting all day - raising your risk of heart disease, and diabetes'

Not achieving the recommended seven to eight hours sleep a night should be regarded in the same vain as a high-fat diet or sedentary behaviour, experts at UCLA warned.

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Home-cooked meals 'slash risk of type 2 diabetes by 15%'

Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health tracked the dining habits of 100,000 middle-aged men and women for up to 26 years. They found 9,000 had developed type 2 diabetes by the end.

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How standing NAKED in front of the mirror could save your life

Early signs of a health problem such as dark skin patches in the armpits could be a sign of type 2 diabetes, says Dr Nida Chammas from BMI Clementine Churchill Hospital in Middlesex.

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Artificial pancreas could spell the end of finger pricks for diabetes

University of Cambridge scientists working on the artificial pancreas have combined pumps which deliver insulin and glucose monitors into an atificial pancreas known as a closed-loop system.

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