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Can Chocolate, Tea and Berries Guard Against Diabetes?

Eating high levels of flavonoids found in berries, tea, and chocolate could offer protection from type 2 diabetes.

Recall: Tandem Diabetes Care Insulin Cartridges for t:slim Insulin Pump

Tandem Diabetes Care®, Inc.  or Tandem, today announced that it is expanding a voluntary recall of specific lots of insulin cartridges that are used...

Australian Study: Possible Type 2 Diabetes Cure

An Australian study yields research that could lead to a cure for Type 2 Diabetes. Watch this exciting newscast to find out more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9GiX_sjY0

Farxiga Approved to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

The FDA approved Farxiga (dapaglifozin) tablets to improve glycemic control, along with diet and exercise, in adults with type 2 diabetes.

New Causes of Diabetes Discovered

Research has revealed two new genetic causes of neonatal diabetes.

More Evidence to Suggest That Type 2 Diabetes is an Inflammatory Disease

As people's waistlines increase, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have a better understanding of exactly what happens in the body that leads up to type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Complications and Risk of Death Predicted by Duration of Diabetes and Advancing Age

The duration of diabetes and advancing age independently predict diabetes severity and risk of death in older adults with type 2 diabetes according to a recent study.

Diabetes Drugs Affect Hearts of Men, Women Differently

Even though the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women.