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A number of drugs apart from the sulfonylureas can occasionally cause hypoglycemia, especially when ingested in large amounts. These include quinine, quinidine, disopyramide, and salicylates. ACE inhibitors, when taken with antidiabetic drugs, can cause hypoglycemia…

People with diabetes are risking their health by not discussing their use of complementary and alternative therapies with the health professionals managing their conventional treatment.

A review of…

Researchers at the University of Warwick’s Warwick Medical School have uncovered a process that locks the body’s metabolism in a diabetic state after only relatively limited…

The results of a study published in the journal Diabetes Care suggest that treatment satisfaction and quality of life are more favorable in diabetic patients who use inhaled insulin rather than injected insulin.

Americans appear to be doing a better job of managing diabetes, with more than half of diabetics reaching recommended targets for controlling blood sugar last year, according to a survey published on…

Diabetes is dangerous even before the disease becomes full-blown, boosting the risk of death from heart disease in its earliest form, Australian researchers said on Monday.

Before most people…

In the last three decades, the annual death rate for people with diabetes has decreased for men but not for women, new research shows.

“The improvements seen in men…

Though diabetes contributes to nearly a quarter million deaths in the United States annually, patients with chronic ailments don’t always take their medication as prescribed.…

Published today in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers say that the care of elderly patients with type 1—insulin dependent - and…

Spending money to improve diabetes care at federally qualified community health centers is a sound investment, according to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic…

Any photographer can vouch for the difficulty of capturing a clear picture of a moving target.

When it comes to molecules, however, sometimes the motion is exactly what scientists…

Women with diabetes may lose more weight if they not only diet and exercise, but also talk about why they need to make a change, a new study suggests.

The study,…

Eating low-fat dairy products may help slightly lower the risk of developing diabetes, a new study of more than 40,000 middle-aged men suggests.

Each additional serving of low-fat dairy per…

Diabetes damages DNA in men’s sperm and may affect fertility, UK research suggests. Diabetes is a well-recognised cause of male sexual dysfunction but is not, currently, seen as a cause…

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 100 million individuals worldwide and, because of known risk factors common to many individuals that can be manipulated, the development of type 2 diabetes may potentially be…

Elderly diabetic individuals are hospitalized about twice as often as elderly people without diabetes. In the NHANES II study, only 16.5% of individuals 65 to 74 years old without diabetes reported…

Approximately 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 65 live in nursing homes. One-third of elderly individuals will spend some time in…

UKPDS 38 evaluated the effect of hypertension control on diabetic outcomes. The study involved the randomization of 1148 hypertensive patients (mean age, 56.4 years), to either tight blood…

The UKPDS 33 investigated whether tight control of blood glucose in type 2 diabetic patients reduced the risk of microvascular or macrovascular disease. Patients over age 65 were excluded from…

The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) was a randomized, controlled trial of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (aged 13-39 years) comparing the effect of intensive blood glucose…

Classic symptoms of polyuria or polydipsia are rarely present. Glucose is not spilled into the urine until the plasma glucose is markedly elevated because the renal threshold for glucose increases with age. Polydipsia…

A strong genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and elderly patients exists. The specific genes responsible have not been discovered. Patients with a family history of diabetes are…

Glucose intolerance associated with aging itself may predispose to the development of overt diabetes mellitus. Glucose intolerance is present even in very healthy older individuals. Postprandial…