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Complex wounds affect more patients in the United States than heart attack and stroke combined, and five to seven million Americans with complex wounds account for over $20 billion…

Italian scientists have found a significant link between juvenile diabetes and a common virus that usually only causes a mild infection - a discovery that may give clues as…

Over the last decade there has been a massive increase in the number of people diagnosed as a diabetic and many experts believe this is literally just the tip of the iceberg. There are even…

Type 2 diabetes is easily the most common type of diabetes. An incredible number of Americans have already been identified as having diabetes type 2,…

CASES of diabetes in Derbyshire have nearly doubled in the last 10 years - due to a huge rise in obesity.

Figures released by health bosses show that…

Red meat has long been cast as a bad player in heart disease and diabetes. But a new analysis from Harvard suggests that processed red meat - think…

Cancer and diabetes – are risk factors the same for these two diseases? Or does diabetes cause processes in the body which promote the onset or growth of…

Got diabetes? If so, you probably know that the adult-onset form of the disease can be triggered by, among other things, obesity and a fatty…

Patients treated over long periods with metformin, a common drug for diabetes, are at risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency which is also likely to get worse over time, according…

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a sensor that can instantly tell whether someone has Type I diabetes. It could also be used by emergency room…

Until the last decade or so, the form of diabetes diagnosed in the majority of children was type 1, once known as juvenile diabetes. But these days, more and more children and teens…

A new drug could stop diabetes in its tracks in just six days.

The drug, called otelixizumab, appears to halt the rapid decline in the body’s production of insulin.

It…

A newly published study is renewing debate over whether it is worthwhile to ask people with Type 2 diabetes who aren’t treated with insulin to routinely test their…

The Fontaine Medical Research Building officially opened its doors several weeks ago, improving the research capabilities of the Medical Center’s endocrinology department.

The building, which had been in planning since…

Diabetes treatment comes in four ways, including, a healthy diet, exercise, insulin and medicinal tablets to lower blood glucose, and it’s usually best to use some combination of the above.

A healthy diet can adjust…

Pregnant women negotiating the rocky landscape of poverty tend to gain weight and endure more medical complications, particularly gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than those who are better off financially,…

While the vast majority of medications that Americans take are both safe and effective, many people may be surprised to discover that certain drugs may not…

Diabetes testing for people who are marginalized or living in the street in Kamloops has revealed a risk factor so high that it surprised even the street nurses.

Part of a national…

By 2020, new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children younger than 5 are expected to double if current trends continue, according to a study published in The Lancet. Diabetes is an…

Women with type 2 diabetes who ate more than 9 g of bran per day had a 35% lower risk for death from cardiovascular…

The effect of diabetes on lowering testosterone levels is similar to a weight gain of 20 pounds, according to new research that finds 40 percent of obese men have below-normal testosterone levels.

Having diabetes does not mean that all the pleasure of eating is taken away. You just have to pay attention to your eating habits and alter them to accommodate your condition.

Biologically speaking, one of the reasons we eat is to get glucose. Cells use the hormone insulin to convert glucose into the energy we need to live.

In some cases, cells…

Black children with type 1 diabetes score higher than whites with similar blood glucose levels on a critical test, potentially leading their physicians to give them the wrong…

U.S. health experts remind women with gestational diabetes they need to remain vigilant after a baby is born.

Experts at The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases…