The most important, influential diabetes research of 2017

The past 12 months have seen a lot of excitement in the field of diabetes research, from growing national recognition of the disease to improved methods for treating it. Reader’s Digest compiled a list of the year’s most striking innovations to date.

In 2017 alone:

  • The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded into a six-month, group-based classroom program that teaches diabetics how to effectively manage their condition.
  • A large-scale study determined type 2 diabetes is—at least partially—attributable to genetics.
  • Reports suggested most types of type 2 diabetes are reversible.
  • Glucose monitors and insulin pumps have come leaps and bounds from their starting points.
  • Scientists discovered type 2 diabetes and cancer risk are closely linked, suggesting diet is even more key than previously thought.
  • The tie between diabetes and heart disease was established as a dangerous and common one.

For the full, comprehensive list, read the Reader’s Digest report below:

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After graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington with a bachelor’s in journalism, Anicka joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering cardiology. Close to her heart is long-form journalism, Pilot G-2 pens, dark chocolate and her dog Harper Lee.

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