Yearly Archives: 2013

Weight loss after surgery causes changes in DNA modifications that control gene expression in response to the environment.

Researchers have found that a protein long believed to have a minor role in type 2 diabetes is, in fact, a central player in the development of diabetes.

Discovery suggests a new target for treating dysfunctional beta cells and type 2 diabetes.

A study has shown that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ-10) offsets cellular changes that may be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes caused by some statin drugs.

A new study has found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 65 percent.

Today's adults are living longer, but are they more or less healthy (metabolically) than adults from previous generations? Find out what a large cohort study has concluded.

New research finds that the amount of melatonin a person secretes during sleep may predict their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Invokana tablets, used with diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

At extremely high blood glucose levels (1024 mg/dL and above), the OneTouch Verio IQ Meter will not provide a warning and will shut off

A class of medications commonly prescribed to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients seems to protect them from developing heart failure, according to a recent study.

Diabetics with ovarian cancer who took the drug metformin for their diabetes had a better survival rate than patients who did not take the drug, a Mayo Clinic study shows.

Patients who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar levels are twice as likely as those on other forms of sugar-control medication to be hospitalized with pancreatitis, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Men who reported permanent stress have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than men who reported no stress according to a recently published study.

Neuropathic pain is a common and difficult-to-treat type of pain related to nerve damage-most commonly caused by diabetes. Affecting about half of patients with diabetes, diabetic neuropathy causes symptoms such as numbness, tingling, or pain in the arms and legs.

New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults.

Up to 75-percent of patients who take a widely used cholesterol medicine to treat high cholesterol may end up suffering from muscle pain.