Diabetes Related Health News

Obese people are less likely to receive preventive services such as mammograms, Pap smears and flu shots from health care providers, according to an analysis of health care data.

New research uncovers the role of a particular protein that could help aid wound healing in patients with diabetes.

Study shows that a combination treatment that increases the density of blood vessels in adipose tissue prevented or even reversed the progression towards type...

Bariatric surgery for severely obese patients leads to weight loss and improves insulin sensitivity. Study finds that the degree of improvement depends on the surgical technique used, comparing biliopancreatic diversion to gastric bypass.

Whether your neighbourhood is conducive to walking could determine your risk for developing diabetes...

Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study.

A very high proportion of children who are having surgery are overweight or obese, and because of the excess weight have a greater chance of experiencing problems associated with the surgery, according to a new study.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences.

Morbidly obese people who undergo minimally invasive gastric bypass surgery to lose weight may also experience a reduction in their symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

A new study has found that sildenafil (brand name: Viagra) improves insulin sensitivity in individuals with prediabetes and also lowers a marker of heart,...

Researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discovery that could lead to new drugs to treat and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease related to obesity.

Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescents.

Children with more fat around their midsections could be at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life, researchers say.

Less costly, traditional diuretics work better than newer medicines to treat high blood pressure and prevent some forms of heart disease.

A study of overweight children has revealed they all share something in common aside from being heavy: each one of them has high levels of apoB48, a structural protein found in intestinal cholesterol.

New change in the target blood pressure for diabetics by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare may lead to more patients suffering...