Over the next 40 years there could be a flood of dementia associated with Type 2 diabetes. By 2040, 24 million cases of dementia could be directly tied to Type 2 diabetes....

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Another reason to monitor glucose: Better restaurant service Over the past few weeks I have started increasing my race walking mileage to prepare for a half marathon in November. Although I don’t have diabetes this...

A 32-year-old male factory worker is brought to the emergency department after becoming ill at work. On admission, his blood glucose is 468 mg/dL (25.97 mmol/L) with moderate ketones. Intravenous insulin and fluids are administered. He is...

New recommendations for maximum dietary intake of "added sugars," released last week by the American Heart Association, are...

Today it is estimated that 8% to 15% of pregnant women have Type 2 diabetes, and if current trends continue, it will soon be higher. In 2000, investigators reported a 33% increase from 1990 to 1998 in the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, and a ...

Abnormal test results using the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in those without gestational diabetes signals future heart risk, researcher says.A glucose challenge test given to pregnant women may also show if...

Greater gestational weight gain before second-trimester glycemic screening may increase a pregnant woman's risk for impaired glucose tolerance, according to two papers.

New recommendations for maximum dietary intake of "added sugars," released last week by the American Heart Association, are probably far more healthful than the much-higher current average intake in the U.S.. But without educating ...

Accusure insulin syringes (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) distributed nationwide from January 2007through June 2008 are undergoing voluntary recall because of the detachment of needles from the...

The International Expert Committee has concluded that the best current evidence supports the following recommendations in the use of the A1c for the diagnosis of diabetes.

Abnormal test results using the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test(OGTT) in those without gestational diabetes signals future heart risk, researchers say.A glucose challenge test given to pregnant women may also show if they...

University of California, San Francisco researchers have identified the two key circuits that control a cell's ability to adapt to changes in its environment, a finding that could have applications ranging from...

An international study says that children under the age of 15 are more susceptible to developing diabetes in winter.  

When it comes to how fat affects metabolic risk factors, the issue is where, not how much and the latest hot spot is the liver.  

Higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, but not systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels, can impair cognitive status in individuals without prior history of stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to the results of a large study....

A skin patch lined with "microneedles" may someday offer a painless alternative to hypodermic needles, according to scientists working on the concept.