Type 2 Diabetes

A study provides new information on the early steps in the development of IR and suggests why insulin-resistant people easily gain weight.

Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Research into a new treatment for nerve damage caused by diabetes could bring relief to millions of diabetic patients, say experts.

A study has shown that a protein found in fat cells is a newly discovered cause of insulin resistance.

A new review of studies confirms that the drug metformin should be in the first line of defense against type 2 diabetes.

Initial results show that drug may reduce the risk of moderate vision loss, especially in patients with diabetic macular edema.

Adult lifestyle has more influence on your chances of developing diabetes than childhood experience, according to new research whose findings contradict previously-held beliefs.

In people with diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure.

Joslin Diabetes Center has launched a new affiliation program designed to bring Joslin's world-class vision resources to local communities across the United States and beyond.

Scientists confirm the link between hyperglycemia (high blood glucose), overexpression of PKC-beta 2 and kidney disease.

Although numerous studies have shown that low-grade inflammation is linked to heart disease and diabetes, more recent studies have shown that inflammation plays a role in insulin resistance, a syndrome that leads to diabetes and heart disease.

Diabetic retinopathy has been found in nearly 8 percent of pre-diabetic study participants. It was also seen in 12 percent of participants with type 2 diabetes who developed diabetes during the program.

Results of a study demonstrate that patients with type 2 diabetes can safely achieve target blood sugar levels faster and more frequently when insulin glargine is added to therapy, versus using oral agents alone.

A new study may help more people save their limbs. It's the first-ever large study of how foot-bone infection, called osteomyelitis, is typically treated and how well the different approaches work.

Study suggests that a common antibiotic called minocycline may slow or prevent diabetic retinopathy.

The consumption of low-fat dairy foods may reduce men's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study.