Have you ever experienced the "Diabetes Déjà Vu Factor"? Last week it was in Santa Monica, this week in Boston, both times limo drivers, both times diabetes, both times they did not know what to do. I got into the limo in Boston to run some...

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White Fish Associated with Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Specific Types of fish intake are differentially associated with the risk of diabetes. Total intake of both white fish and oily fish was associated with a lower ...

"Early aggressive treatment to lower HbA1c targets is possible, with little to no risks of hypoglycemia with newer treatment agents. And age should not be used as a criteria not to be aggressive...

John Eckersly is a 61 year-old man who is a new patient. He works as a researcher and his only compliant is that he has gained 20 lbs over the past 25 months. He is single and eats out for most of his evening meals. He is relatively sedentary ...

Updated 2009 Diabetes Prevalence in the United States: The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. was 13.7% among men and 11.9% among women 30 years or older. Age-standardized diabetes prevalence was highest in Mississippi, West Virginia,...

Where You Live Can Increase Risk of Diabetes: Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 38% in a five-year period,...

Weight loss cuts sleep apnea in diabetes: Participation in an intensive lifestyle intervention can lead to significant and clinically relevant improvements in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among older obese patients with diabetes, researchers...

A small study found that more than half of patients with psoriasis met diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome.

Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 38% in a five-year period, according to a report. 

A new joint statement from a number of professional organizations has identified specific criteria for the clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, tightening up the definition, which previously differed from one organization to...

The results of a new study shows that eating certain kinds of fats may actually help obese women with diabetes trim some body fat.

Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents...

"Women with diabetes experience diminished genital arousal, reduced vaginal lubrication, vaginal atrophy, dyspareunia, and increased infections. 

As with all the other companies promising a non-invasive glucose monitor, this technology has little chance for success, except for rabbits.

MBX-2982 could be a potential first-in-class treatment for Type 2 diabetes that may offer improved glucose homeostasis over existing therapies.

The numbers are in and it looks like we have not improved and it will get worse.

Consuming white, oily fish more than once per week may reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes whereas high consumption of shellfish may increase this risk, according to recent data from the European Prospective Investigation of...

Phase III trial results with Boehringer Ingelheim's DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin confirm the favourable efficacy and safety profile seen in investigational studies.