health.am

A 20-year study of women in the Nurses’ Health Study has shown that Type 2 diabetes is associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the…

Being short and especially having short legs appear to increase the risk being overweight and developing type 2 diabetes in middle age, new research shows.

“Our study shows that…

A life-saving approach to controlling blood glucose levels in critical care developed at the University of Canterbury and Christchurch Hospital Department of Intensive Care Medicine has won the Supreme Award…

A diet that includes lots of low-fat dairy products may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, new research suggests.

Although a series of recent studies suggests…

After 22 years of following women with type 1 or 2 diabetes, researchers detected a statistically significant increased risk of hip fracture, highlighting the need for prevention efforts in this population.

A small study of overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes shows that people get can get more out of their daily walks by picking up the pace.

Among…

Diabetics are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, one of the world’s biggest killers, 15 years earlier than other people, according to a scientist on Friday.

So a person…

A Colorado State University chemistry professor has developed a way to rapidly test blood for signs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease - methods that could save patients…

Some people with type 2 diabetes need to take insulin, and this seems to heighten their risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a Taiwan study.

Type…

In motivated people who are overweight and have type 2 diabetes, a low-carbohydrate diet with some caloric restriction has lasting benefits on body weight and blood sugar control, Swedish…

A team of researchers led by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science Immunology Department has revealed the molecular mechanism of a vaccine for Type 1 diabetes.…

Symptom of depression are common among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Dr. Lori M. B. Laffel and colleagues conducted a…

Perinatal mortality and congenital anomalies in babies of women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: population based study BMJ Online First

The…

Most people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes are willing to participate in a risk-reduction program, but few are willing to pay full price to do…

A study in the June 15 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals that elevated levels of a molecule called RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) can foretell early stages…

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects as many as 21 million Americans increasing their risk of heart attacks, kidney disease and blindness.

The most common form,…

A new device that monitors blood sugar constantly and lets the patient administer insulin right away if needed might greatly simplify life for people with diabetes, experts told a meeting…

Sitagliptin, a diabetes drug awaiting U.S. regulatory approval, lowered blood sugar to levels that were comparable to those obtained with conventional treatment - and also helped patients lose…

Study findings show that there is a link between the use of antidepressant drugs and diabetes, investigators here at the 66th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association announced. This is the…

Trials of an experimental drug which helps slow down the loss of vision caused by diabetes have had very optimistic results.

Diabetic retinopathy is recognized as the leading cause of…

Researchers today at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 66th Annual Scientific Sessions presented data showing the relationship between baseline characteristics and cardiac risk factors in patients enrolled in…

Offering another reason to go easy on those burgers and steaks, a large study suggests that high iron intake from meat may raise the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Continuous insulin infusion delivered by a portable pump allows young people with type 1 diabetes to maintain better control of their blood sugar levels than is possible with multiple daily injections of…

British authorities said on Friday they had identified a safety problem with certain blood glucose meters, which could prompt patients to take an insulin overdose.

The issue relates to…

A potentially ground-breaking treatment for nerve damage caused by diabetes has shown promising results in preclinical and early patient trials.

The University of Manchester team has discovered that injection of…