Obesity is taking a hefty toll on the health of children and young adults, leaving more Americans facing the burden of a lifetime of diabetes care and management.

This…

Eating foods high on the glycemic index, which measures the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels, may be associated with the risk for…

Use of a monitor that continuously measures body sugar levels is feasible and acceptable for children with insulin-dependent diabetes and their parents, and improves blood sugar control, according to…

Vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for diabetics who carry a particular version of a gene, according to…

The use of a pedometer and a Web site that tracked physical activity levels proved to be powerful motivators for people with diabetes who participated in a recent walking…

More than six out of ten people with diabetes are walking around in the wrong-sized shoes, exposing themselves to serious foot problems that could lead to…

During the past two and a half decades, consistent racial disparities have existed in diabetes mortality among young Americans, with death rates for black youths significantly higher those…

OK, it’s not as if you’ve been dropped into the Sahara Desert with only your wits to rely on, but surviving the holidays with diabetes can still pose a challenge.

Pam Davis,…

The removal of the tonsils and adenoids, common surgical procedures in childhood, does not alter the risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes, according to findings published in the medical…

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered that inflammation provoked by immune cells called macrophages leads to insulin resistance and…

The body’s fat cells help the pancreas do its job of secreting insulin, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This previously unrecognized process…

A “personal trainer” can enhance an adolescent’s motivation and capability of managing diabetes, according to a randomized trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Tonja R. Nansel, at the…

New data suggests that 54 million Americans may be on track to develop diabetes within the next 10 years.

They have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar…

High blood pressure and high lipid levels, as well as longer disease duration, elevated glucose (sugar) levels, and male gender, are all significant risk factors for kidney disease in patients…

At first, Kim Schraeder didn’t worry about the swelling in her left foot.

After all, it was pulling double-duty while her other foot recovered from surgery.

“I have a high…

Exubera, an inhaled insulin product for diabetes, has been withdrawn from the market by Pfizer Inc, which is taking a $2.8 billion charge to end its involvement with the poorly selling drug, leading…

Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes and University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center’s School of Medicine have discovered a fourth antibody in human blood…

Workers who have diabetes with neuropathic symptoms such as numbness or tingling in feet or hands lose the equivalent of 1.4 hours a week or $3.65…

A team of Mount Sinai Hospital researchers has found that a “genetic roadblock” identified in a recent study could pave the way toward novel treatments for type…

Even relatively low doses of resveratrol—a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine—can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone…

Omega-3 fatty acids have long been touted for their heart-healthy and brain-boosting benefits. Consider cod liver oil, fortified infant formula and enriched eggs.

Now a study of nearly…

Diabetes mellitus is now established as one of the greatest healthcare problems of the industrialised world, affecting approximately 7% of the US population. Genetic defects of beta cell function…

In work investigating the reproducibility of glycemic index values, researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) have reported that multiple glycemic index…

Increasing patient and clinician awareness and improving access to health care can encourage people with diabetes to seek annual eye exams, which help prevent a serious complication called…

Despite decades of advances in diabetes care, African Americans and Latinos are still far less likely than whites to have their blood sugar under control, even with…