FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes appears to double a person’s risk for life-threatening sepsis, a new study says. Men and people under 60 with diabetes are particularly at ...

Living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may double the risk of developing sepsis—with those aged younger than 60 years and men particularly susceptible, according to a long-term community-based study in ...

Maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with significantly higher infection rates among infants during the first 6 months of life.

Smoking, high blood sugar, and other chronic conditions heighten risk. (HealthDay News) — People living with type 2 diabetes experience double the risk for incident sepsis versus matched individuals ...

According to a study of mother-infant pairs, maternal diabetes is tied to a notably increased risk for infections in offspring, with the association persisting from the neonatal age to early infancy.