Julio C. Voltarelli, MD, PhD, from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil has been working on using stem cells for reversing Type 1 diabetes. Recently his group had success with a small number of patients. To find the results and see what other experts...

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Even small amounts of physical activity — approximately 75 minutes per week — can improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels of sedentary overweight individuals, a study shows.

Study found that when the women's weight was taken into account, sleep apnea was associated with a doubling of the incidence of gestational diabetes and a fourfold increase in the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Hitting the treadmill, the bike trails, or donning your rollerblades can modestly increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, according to the results of a new study.

Postprandial hyperglycemia is more common than fasting hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic patients who show nocturnal nondipping of blood pressure.

Carbohydrate-rich diets are associated with slightly higher blood pressure than diets rich in cis-monounsaturated fat, according to recently published findings.

Eating nopales along with a traditional Mexican breakfast can help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar under control, a new study shows.

Severe hypoglycemia often follows a specific blood glucose fluctuation pattern that is identifiable from SMBG.

A new oral insulin is being used to prevent Type 1 diabetes at the University of Florida.

Scientists at Swansea University School of Medicine have been funded to investigate why weight-reducing surgery can lead to the almost immediate disappearance of diabetes in patients even before any weight loss.

Ongoing research in cell regeneration suggests that insulin-producing islets cells may have the ability to regenerate under certain conditions.

Retinaldehyde (Rald), a metabolite of vitamin A, increases the generation of adipose tissue and decreases insulin sensitivity, work conducted in a Harvard University laboratory shows.

Analysts at Prescriber's Letter say that crunching the study's numbers reveals only part of the story. Since this report is a meta-analysis, it is merely a study of prior study results.

Patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes, telmisartan and ramipril both may help preserve cardiovascular and renal function by increasing nitric oxide (NO) activity of the renal endothelium, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.

Dramatic" losses of a key biochemical substance in heart muscle tissue occur in the very earliest stages of diabetes, according to a new study. 

The results of a new study suggest an association between nephropathy in type 1 diabetes and a higher prevalence of parental hypertension, diabetes, and stroke and paternal mortality.Sleep Apnea Increases