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# New research suggests link between global heating and diabetes
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/new-research-suggests-link-between-global-heating-and-diabetes/
- Published: 2021-11-12T12:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T10:00:09.000Z
- Author: Kirstin Bunce
- Tags: News, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Rising global temperatures have been linked to an increase of blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients from research at De Montfort University Leicester.  
  
Dr Abdullah Alghamdi, analysed diabetes patients records at a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over six years and found that for every 1°C rising in temperature, the average blood sugar level in patients rose by 0.007%.