Study Shows Joslin’s ‘Care Ambassador’ Program Helps Kids With Diabetes Better Manage the Disease
Study shows that adding a case manager to keep in touch with children and the family between medical visits can make a significant difference in helping the child and the family control blood sugar levels.
Study Reports Gastric Bypass Surgery Resolves or Improves Diabetes in Most Patients
A study of obese people with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (LGBP) found that 83 percent of them experienced a resolution of their disease.
Diabetes Drug May Be New Tool in Treating Breast Cancer
Researchers have decoded the step-by-step process by which a class of anti-diabetes drugs inhibits cancerous tumor growth.
Could Diabetes Treatments Fight Cancer?
Drugs that treat diabetes may also be effective against some cancers.
Researchers: Exercise Can Reduce Prevent Diabetes for People of any Weight
Taking a brisk half-hour walk every day can decrease a person's risk of developing diabetes regardless of their weight.
New Findings About COX-2 Inhibitors and Renal Damage in Obesity-Related Type II Diabetes
New findings suggest altered kidney regulation of COX-2 occurs at very early stage in obesity-related diabetic nephropathy.
New Study Suggests a Specific Protein May Contribute to Erectile Disfunction for the Diabetic...
A new animal study suggests that protein kinase C may contribute to reduced erectile response for some.
Mouse, Stripped of a Key Gene, Resists Diabetes
An engineered mouse now seems able to resist the onset of diabetes.
Transplantation of Embryonic Pancreatic Tissue Controls Type 1 Diabetes in Rats
Animals were cured of their diabetes for the duration of the experiment, which lasted 15 weeks.
Two Commonly Prescribed Diabetes Drugs May Cause Heart Failure and Fluid Buildup
Two diabetes medications taken by more than 6 million Americans may lead to serious side effects.
People Over 40 Need Frequent Exercise to Prevent or Treat Type 2 Diabetes
People over 40 who use aerobic exercise to prevent or control diabetes need not only regular, but frequent, exercise if they are to realize its potential benefits.
Expert Warns Children May Lead Shorter Lives Than Their Parents Because of Obesity
A new book warns that today's children might be the first generation in modern history to live shorter lives than their parents because of poor diet.
For Those Who Smoke Young…Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
Young people are unaware that cigarette use has been linked to insulin resistance and insulin-dependent glucose metabolism.
Lengthening Achilles Tendon Reduces Recurrence of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Study demonstrates procedure to lengthen the Achilles tendons of diabetics reduces risk of ulcer recurrence.
Drivers with Type-1 Diabetes Report Increased Incidence of Car Crashes
Drivers with type-1 diabetes reported higher numbers of driving mishaps according to a multi-center study.
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to a Family of Metabolic Genes
An ambitious and exhaustive genetic study has pinpointed a group of genes that are involved in type 2 diabetes and shows that the activity of these genes changes even before overt diabetes develops.
