Fifty Percent Hidden Incidence of "Hypos" in Type 2's: Half (49%) of people with Type 2 diabetes (excluding those treated with insulin) experienced at least one "hypo" -- an episode of low blood glucose that can result in symptoms...

This past weekend I was in California to serve on a panel discussing insulin protocols in both the hospital and long term care settings. There was a lot of great information on what different hospitals did. It was interesting to hear how the choice...

“They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”                                                                                                     ...

Type 2 diabetes in dogs is just as prevalent as in humans.  

One-third to one-half of primary care physicians don't recommend weight management to their overweight or obese patients. This comes from a new survey from the Joslin Diabetes Center. They don't believe patients are...

Labeling Fast Food Doesn't Create Healthier Eaters: A study found that labeling the calories on fast food offerings had no effect on the purchasing habits of low-income, minority consumers. The study found that 27.7% who saw calorie...

Lower Cut-Offs Needed in Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Some women who test negative for gestational diabetes on glucose challenge and glucose tolerance tests are still at significant risk of developing Type 2...

Resveratrol, a molecule found in red grapes, has been shown to improve diabetes when delivered orally. Until now, however, little has been known about how these beneficial changes are mediated in the body.

Moderate daily alcohol intake (1-3 drinks per day) is linked to a reduced risk for incident diabetes and to lower insulin secretion in patients assigned to metformin or lifestyle modification for diabetes prevention, according to...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes.

Reducing carbohydrate consumption to control high blood glucose in people with diabetes reduces the risk for macrovascular and microvascular complications, according to Richard Feinman, PhD, from the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn,...

True diabetes prevention lies not in maintaining a pre-diabetes state but rather in moving from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation, Dr. Leigh Perreault from the University of Colorado in Aurora and colleagues...

The rate of postpartum diabetes screening is low, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study.

Some women who test negative for gestational diabetes on glucose challenge and glucose tolerance tests are still at significant risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and hypertension 15 years later. 

Very young children who gain more weight, relative to their height, than their peers have more metabolic risk factors at 4 years of age, according to study findings.

Relationship of A1c and mortality in heart failure patients with diabetes.

A new product that is taken along with insulin improves absorption and increased peak insulin concentrations, therefore allowing better glucose control.

A sensor-augmented pump (SAP), which combines an insulin pump with a continuous glucose sensor, delivers lower hemoglobin (Hb)A1c levels than multiple daily injections, without an increase in hypoglycemia. This finding...