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Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered direct evidence that a build-up of sugar on proteins triggers insulin resistance.

Pharmacists achieve drops in HbA1c, lipids and blood pressure.

A patient from Indiana with a hiatal hernia once told me, “These Dextrotabs don’t raise my blood sugar one bit. What really works is one stick of that sugar-free chewing gum.”

Higher levels of Lipoprotein(a) in patients with type 2 diabetes increases risk for CAD

Intensive cholesterol reduction with atorvastatin lowers blood pressure (BP) and large artery stiffness in normolipidemic subjects.

New study shows a lower morbidity rate after vascular surgery and is even lower than those who don’t have the disease.

Twenty percent of people with coronary artery disease still do not use aspirin therapy.

Accumulation of intra-abdominal fat is associated with insulin resistance, whereas accumulation of subcutaneous fat is associated with increased plasma leptin levels.

Metformin may help offset weight gain in pediatric patients taking psychotropic medications, according to an open label study reported in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

The understanding of the meaning of an A1c tests is crucial to diabetes management according to a new study.