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Diabetes Rates in US May Be Leveling Off Overall, But Still Rising for Some...
New data suggest a plateauing of the rate between 2008 and 2012 for adults, however the incidence continued to increase for certain subgroups.
Long-Acting Insulin Safer and More Effective for People with Type 1 Diabetes
Long-acting insulin is safer and more effective than intermediate-acting insulin for patients with Type 1 diabetes, according to new research.
Common Diabetes Drug Linked with Risk of Low Thyroid Hormone Levels
A commonly used drug for treating type 2 diabetes is linked to an increased risk of low thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels.
Significant Factor in Diabetes Risk: The Foods You Eat and Not Just the Calories
If you think losing weight is enough to prevent Type 2 diabetes, don't get your hopes up. New research suggests that you don't have to be overweight to develop Type 2 diabetes.
New Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Wound Healing Discovered
Findings may provide insight into the roles of leukocytes and platelets in wound healing and offer a therapeutic option for better treatment of diabetic wounds or other impaired repair of injury.
Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment a Higher Risk in Middle Age
Researchers have found that mild cognitive impairment occurred twice as often in people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
New Laser Device May End Pin Pricks for Diabetics
Researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people's blood sugar without pricking themselves to draw blood.
Study: Cholesterol Drug Slashes Heart and Stroke Risks by 30% In Diabetic Women
A cholesterol-lowering drug cuts cardiovascular disease risks by 30-percent in women with type-2 diabetes.
Jardiance Approved by FDA to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Jardiance (empagliflozin) tablets have been approved by the FDA as an addition to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic adults.
Study: Technique May Restore Ability to Produce Insulin for Type 1 Diabetics
Study finds that a peptide called caerulein can convert existing cells in the pancreas into those cells destroyed in type 1 diabetes-insulin-producing beta cells.
Pesticide Exposure in Womb Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes
The study is the first to show that developmental exposure increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body fat, blood glucose, and cholesterol.
Type 2 diabetics: Insulin and Other Medications May Do More Harm Than Good
For type 2 diabetics - especially those over age 50 - the negative impact of side effects like weight gain and burdens like frequent insulin shots trumps the benefits of drugs.
Common Heart Drug’s Link to Diabetes Found by Researchers
Researchers may have found a novel way to suppress the devastating side effect of one of the worlds' most widely used drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease.
Study Ties Sleep Apnea to Development of Diabetes
A new study has demonstrated a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of diabetes.
Diabetics Using Metformin and Insulin Have Higher Risk of Complications and Death Than Those...
Among diabetics who were receiving metformin, the addition of insulin compared with a certain class of antidiabetic drugs was associated with an increased risk of nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause death.
Among Type 2 Diabetics: Large Increase in Insulin Use and Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Find out how much the use of insulin among patients with type 2 diabetes and out-of-pocket expenditures per prescription have increased.
