Triple Therapy Fights Type 2 Diabetes Without Weight Gain
Type 2 diabetics who take two drugs in combination with insulin can effectively regulate their blood-sugar levels without the common side effect of weight gain.
Medication Can Help Diabetics Lose Weight, But Long-Term Effects Uncertain
An antidepressant drug and two medications for weight loss can help patients with diabetes achieve statistically significant weight loss over 26 to 52 weeks.
ALERT: Medtronic Recalls Quick-Set Plus Infusion Sets
Nationwide recall of Quick-set Plus infusion sets because of problems that can interrupt insulin flow to diabetics who use them.
Diabetes Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer’s In Long-Term Study
Diabetes mellitus was linked to a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), appearing to affect some aspects of cognitive function differently than others in a new study.
Mechanism Found That May Protect Kidneys In Early Stages Of Diabetes
Researchers have identified what they believe is a built-in biological mechanism that prevents kidney damage in the early stages of diabetes.
ACP Says That Many Diabetics Should Be Taking Statins
ACP: All people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, and all people with diabetes and any other risk for cardiovascular disease, should be taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.
Weight Loss From a Fat Cell Hormone?
Researchers have established in an animal model that a hormone secreted by fat tissue acts in the brain to reduce body weight.
Revised Definition Means Millions More Have Pre-Diabetes
Pre-diabetes - a condition that raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke - is far more common in America than previously believed.
Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Oral Insulin
researchers have shown that designer molecules can interact with the body's insulin receptor.
Vitamins Good For Some Older Diabetic Women, Bad For Others
Antioxidant vitamins can be friend or foe for older women with diabetes.
Cinnamon May Help To Alleviate Diabetes
Cinnamon may be more than a spice, it may have a medical application in preventing and combating diabetes.
Study Will Identify Best Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes In Youth
A clinical study comparing three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in 12 medical centers and their affiliated sites around the country.
Researchers Discover Link That Could Aid In Treatment Of Kidney Cyst Diseases
Researchers have uncovered a link between two cyst-forming diseases that affect the kidneys.
Researchers To Pinpoint Relationship Between Obesity-Associated Diabetes And Heart Disease
Expert will examine how obesity-associated diabetes leads to cardiovascular disease, in hopes of ultimately breaking this dangerous progression.
Unsuspected Brain Region Involved In Side Effects Of Diabetes Drugs
A brain region involved in emotional and intellectual processes appears to also play an unsuspected role in the body's visceral response to dangerously low blood sugar levels.
Life Expectancy Of Diabetics 12 Years Less Than Others
Ontario diabetics live 12 to 13 years less than people without the disease, says a new study.