A study by researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston has shown that women with type 2 diabetes apparently run an increased risk of developing glaucoma. The results of a 20-year study have been published in July's edition of the journal Ophthalmology.

Researchers analyzed the data from more than 76,000 participants in the Nurses' Health Study. All the women in the study were at least 40 years of age and free of glaucoma when the study began in 1980

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health have discovered that a diet including lots of low-fat dairy products might lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in women.

Previous studies suggested a high level of dairy foods in the diet may lower the risk of being overweight or developing insulin resistance syndrome. However, little has been studied to examine the link between these factors and diabetes.

Researchers looked for the relationship between type 2 diabetes and dietary levels of dairy foods and calcium in 37,183 women in the Women's Health Study

A study compiled by researchers from Harvard University has claimed that women with type 1 or 2 diabetes over a period of 22 years have revealed a statistically significant increased risk of hip fracture among them.

"Increased risk of fracture has not traditionally been considered a consequence of diabetes mellitus. However, this study, as well as several other observational studies, has demonstrated that individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of hip fracture and fall, despite higher weight than non diabetic control individuals," a researcher said in a press statement

New research suggests that a diet of low-fat dairy products might lower women's risk to type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Simin Liu, from the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, has stated to Reuters that a series of recent studies suggests that a high level of dairy foods in the diet may lower the risk of being overweight or developing insulin resistance syndrome

Research suggests that increased levels of a protein in the blood may provide indications for the start of type 2 diabetes.

Scientists believe testing for levels of the protein - RBP4 - may help identify those at risk of diabetes before symptoms become apparent, BBC reports