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Foot infections in individuals with diabetes increases following trauma.

Researchers in the United States conducted a study “to prospectively determine risk factors for foot infection in a cohort…

Diabetic foot ulcer can be predicted by readily available clinical information.

According to recent research published in the journal Diabetes Care, “The ability of readily available clinical…

Pioglitazone prevents cardiac remodeling in high-fat, high-calorie-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus.

“The agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma) ameliorate cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus. We…

Simvastatin reduced serum triglycerides but had no effect on plasma palmitate concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

“Statins improve all major lipid…

Lifestyle intervention for prediabetic neuropathy can result in cutaneous reinnervation and improved pain.

According to a study from the United States, “The purpose of this study was to evaluate intraepidermal nerve…

Alere Medical, Inc., a disease management company, announced implementation of a new pilot program with Health Net of Arizona Inc. to help its members with…

Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct sets of risk factors in type 2 diabetes.

According to a study from England, “Not all…

Sirolimus-eluting stent implants effectively inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in diabetic patients.

According to a study from Spain, “A predefined intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) substudy was performed to evaluate the vascular…

Calpain-10 is not associated with type 2 diabetes in northern Sweden population.

“We present data from a genome-wide scan identifying genetic factors conferring susceptibility to…

Glycemic control is poor in type 1 diabetes patients with idiosyncratic personal explanations for blood glucose events.

Researchers in England conducted a study…

The FOX01A variation is rare and is unlikely to contribute to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

According to recent research from the United States,…

The risk of diabetes is increased in grand multiparous women.

Researchers at the University of Auckland report, “We sought to determine the risk of diabetes and IGT/IFG with…

Diabetes screening may not be cost-effective unless treatment is highly effective.

“The cost-effectiveness of screening for diabetes is unknown but has been modeled previously. None of these models has taken account…

Acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, improves endothelial dysfunction in Goto-Kakizaki rats exhibiting repetitive blood glucose fluctuation.

According to recent research from Japan, “Several epidemiological studies have revealed that subjects…

Reports from Belgium, Japan and Wales highlight recent research in diabetes.

Study 1: Diabetes mellitus and fasting glucose are strongly predictors of a poor outcome in…

Reports from the United States and United Kingdom highlight recent research in diabetes.

Study 1: Consumption of both resistant starch and beta-glucan improves…

Treatment of high-risk patients with the oral antidiabetic drug Avandia reduces their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by nearly two thirds, researchers announced Friday.

Type 2 diabetes, the most common…

Europe’s growing diabetes epidemic could cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in eastern countries, an expert warned on Thursday.

More than 53 million Europeans, or 8.4 percent of the…

Over a 6-year period, 56 percent of African Americans with type 1 diabetes and retinopathy, a common diabetes-related complication that can lead to blindness if unchecked, showed progression of…

Treating “postprandial hyperglycemia” - the spike in blood sugar that occur after meals - with the drug Precose (also known as acarbose) does not delay the progression of early…

Individuals at risk for developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study, individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes…

Patients given a mix of modern blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills, researchers said on Wednesday.

A new analysis of…

A discovery at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes has identified a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes three to four times higher than previously thought…

More than two-thirds of children with type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes who receive intensive treatment are able to attain tight control of blood sugar in line with current recommendations,…

Type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes is associated with increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, particularly among men, according to a study reported in the American Journal of…