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A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is pointing to another benefit of bariatric surgery: prevention, in addition to the more widely known benefit of that…

Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost…

The authors say further efforts to tackle these risk factors, particularly excess weight, among disadvantaged groups are urgently needed.

The burden of type 2 diabetes disproportionally affects the…

How would you like to experience the effects of running three miles or staving off Type 2 diabetes without making drastic changes in your lifestyle? With nutrition…

University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have found that medical group practices can reduce costs for patients with diabetes by investing in improved quality of…

Weight training, not just cardio workouts, are linked to a lower risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study.

“We all know that aerobic exercise is beneficial for diabetes -…

Supplements containing a compound found in curry spice may help prevent diabetes in people at high risk, according to a Thai study.

Researchers, whose results were published in the journal…

Pancreatic beta cells produce insulin, responsible for controlling blood sugar levels and thus essential for our survival. Among the numerous factors that affect the workings of these cells, a protein called…

A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an increased…

For type 1 diabetics, sensor-augmented pump therapy offers better control of blood glucose than the traditional method of fingersticks and insulin injections, researchers found.

Patients on this type of…

Diabetic patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) appear to benefit from early invasive treatment, a benefit that has not been observed in nondiabetic patients.

“In terms of absolute benefit, the…

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who also have obstructive sleep apnea have at least three times the risk of having prediabetes compared with women who do…

A commonly prescribed diabetes drug, metformin, reduces the overall cancer risk in people with Type 2 diabetes, a large systematic review study finds. The results will…

Type 2 diabetes often reverses after modified weight loss surgery, especially when the duration of diabetes is less than 10 years, a new study finds. The results will…

A new study has found that programs aimed at helping people prevent or manage diabetes are most successful if they are directed at the patient or the…

Doctors treating the casualties of the global obesity epidemic say an unpopular proposal to limit soda portions in New York City should be just the beginning of stricter…

Psoriasis is an independent risk for Type 2 Diabetes, according to a new study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with the…

Type 2 diabetes is popularly associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. However, just as there are obese people without type 2 diabetes, there are lean people with the disease.

It has…

The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes rose in the early 21st century among adolescents in the U.S., researchers said here.

Between 2001 and 2009, prevalence of type…

The chances of developing type 2 diabetes were as much as 24 percent lower among people with a diet rich in selenium than among those who consumed little of the mineral…

Women who chose plain water, instead of sweet drinks such as sodas or fruit juice, had a slightly lowered risk of developing diabetes in a large new study.

The results,…

Electronic health records have been held up as a way to improve medical care, but a new study suggests they are not necessarily making a difference in diabetes treatment.

Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5’5” frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to…

Overly aggressive treatment of hypertension in diabetic patients occurred almost as often as undertreatment at facilities included in a review of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and outpatient clinics.

Overall, 94%…

A review of data from seven clinical trials suggests that intensive glucose control is associated with reduced risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (conditions characterized…