When you read Diabetes in Control you have to know that we are first and foremost diabetes professionals and secondly journalists. Often I share my heart on my shirtsleeve with you. This week our Publisher, Stephen Freed, BSPharm, has prepared a...

Sherri Shafer, R.D., CDE returns to Diabetes in Control after an extended hiatus. In keeping with our publisher’s focus on prevention she has contributed a feature on Preventing and Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Weight Control and Exercise

The risk of heart disease increases in the presence of a common genetic variation carried by a large percentage of Caucasians, according to two reports.

Experts believe that treating wounds with honey has tremendous potential for the approximately 200 million people in the world with diabetes, 15 percent of whom will develop an ulcer, usually because of impaired sensation in their feet.

When given in combination with an energy-restricted diet and exercise prescription, sibutramine does not lead to an additional decrease in body mass index in obese adolescents.

Diabetic patients with cancer are often treated less aggressively and have a worse overall prognosis than those without diabetes.

A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history.

Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection.

High fasting glucose was associated with risk for pancreatic, endometrium and urinary tract cancers.

Use of thiazolidinediones (glitazones) is associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer in diabetic patients, according to a new report.

Tart cherries may be good for more than just making pie. Researchers report that rats that received powdered tart cherries in their diet had lower total cholesterol, lower blood sugar, less fat storage in the liver and lower oxidative stress, compared...

Spectroscopic measurement of dermal advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is a more effective and noninvasive technology for prediabetes and diabetes screening compared with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (A1c) tests, according to the...

Pistachios, when eaten with some common high-carbohydrate foods, may actually slow the absorption of carbohydrates into the body, resulting in a lower than expected blood sugar level according to a study.

Diabetes may be damaging to sperm, which could affect men's fertility

A new study examining the overall and gender-related effects of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) on insulin resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months post-surgery has found significant improvements in insulin...

Even if glucose levels plunge periodically in patients with type 1 diabetes, cognitive function stays on an even keel, researchers found.