Lengthening Achilles Tendon Reduces Recurrence of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Study demonstrates procedure to lengthen the Achilles tendons of diabetics reduces risk of ulcer recurrence.
Warning: Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in Young Adults Coming
As concern about children's health grows along with their waistlines, experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital warn that the childhood obesity epidemic could lead to large numbers of younger adults developing type 2 diabetes, causing serious and lasting health complications for future generations of Americans.
Using Worms to Prevent Diabetes Complications like Neuropathy
Researchers have found a sensor for the reactive molecules linked to diabetic complications using worms, which may provide new therapies for serious diabetes health...
New Link Found Between Insulin Resistance and Obesity
Scientists have uncovered a new way in which obesity wreaks its havoc, by altering the production of proteins that affect how other proteins are spliced together.
Moderate Alcohol and Healthy Diet Linked with Lower Risk of Kidney Disease in Diabetics
Eating a healthy diet and drinking a moderate amount of alcohol may be associated with decreased risk or progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Study: Room Light Before Bedtime May Impact Sleep Quality, Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk
According to a recent study, exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin levels and may impact physiologic processes regulated by melatonin signaling, such as sleepiness, thermoregulation, blood pressure and glucose homeostasis.
Class of Diabetes Drugs Carries Significant Cardiovascular Risks
A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart Wednesday by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members.
Newer Doesn’t Mean Better When It Comes to Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive classes of medication used to control diabetes.
Moderate Fitness Lowers Risk of Death for Normal Weight or Obese Men with Type...
Being even moderately physically fit lowers a diabetic man's risk of death, regardless of his weight, according to a new study.
First Artificial Pancreas Approved by FDA for Diabetes
The FDA has approved the first automated insulin delivery device, also known as an artificial pancreas, which adjusts insulin levels with little or no...
Fast Food and the Tube: A Combo for Heart Disease Risk
Researchers found that eating``fast food meals more than twice a week was associated with``double the risk of abnormal glucose control and a 50 percent``increase in the risk of obesity.
Insulin Shock: Insulin Costs Tripled Over Last 10 years
Dramatic rise in insulin costs when compared with other diabetes therapies means it's time to look again at the effect, and the cost-effectiveness, of...
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.
Researchers Overcome Stumbling Block to Developing Successful Insulin-Cell Transplants for Type 1 Diabetics
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a way to overcome a major stumbling block to developing successful insulin-cell transplants for people with type I diabetes.
Scientists Find Genetic Defects That Allow the Immune System to Attack the Pancreas
Scientists have found genetic regions that, when defective, allow the immune system to attack the pancreas -- the first in a series of mis-steps that lead to type 1 diabetes.
Researchers Discover Root Cause of Blood Vessel Damage in Diabetes
A key mechanism that appears to contribute to blood vessel damage in people with diabetes has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
