Diabetes: An independent risk factor for AF. Atrial fibrillation was more likely to develop in diabetics than in nondiabetics in a new observational study, and the link was particularly strong in women. This...

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This week, Steve and I have put together a great summary of the top stories from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Conference in Salzburg, Austria. Although there was a lot of great news, the bottom line was not much...

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A 25-year-old man who has had Type 1 diabetes for 10 years is evaluated for increased frequency of hypoglycemia and fatigue. Hypoglycemic episodes have particularly occurred during the late afternoon and night.

If Mom Works, Kids' Lifestyle Less Healthy: Children of working mothers may be less likely to lead a healthy lifestyle, researchers said. British kids whose mothers worked part- or full-time were...

Researchers Unlock the Secret to Aging. A team of researchers has discovered they can extend the lives of mice by genetic manipulation, which mimics the health benefits of a low-calorie diet. Researchers have known...

Metformin Could Extend Lives 15 Years. A drug used to treat diabetes could help people add up to 15 years to their life expectancy, claim scientists. British researchers believe that metformin used to treat Type 2 diabetes could also extend...

A dermal patch containing 5% lidocaine (Lidoderm) proved as effective as pregabalin (Lyrica) in relieving neuropathic pain in diabetic patients with dramatically fewer side effects.

An investigational drug targeting an insulin-independent pathway in Type 2 diabetes produced early and substantial reductions in blood glucose and body weight in a phase III study.

European organizations are calling for improved care and screening for CVD and diabetes in those with mental illnesses.

Seventy-six percent higher dose of insulin detemir needed to achieve similar, well tolerated glycemic control versus Lantus®.

Researchers are reporting that treatment of even the mildest forms of gestational diabetes halves the risk of delivering newborns with excess body fat and shoulder dystocia at birth. Treatment also results in fewer cesarean deliveries and...

Metformin was found to reduce risk in pancreatic and colon cancers in patients with Type 2 diabetes in an epidemiologic study.

Long-term study in adults with Type 2 diabetes presented at the 45th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Patients taking insulin-based drugs for diabetes appear prone to increased rates of cancer diagnosis, but there appears to be no special risk for insulin glargine (Lantus) compared with other insulins, researchers said.

XOMA, a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced new data demonstrating the unique regulatory mechanism of action of XOMA 052, a potent antibody drug candidate that inhibits the inflammatory...