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 motivated enough or they think it will be too costly, as health care insurers don’t typically cover the …

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 ranging from sweating to a loss of consciousness — during a …

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 labeling in New York said the information influenced their choices. However, no change …

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 the results of a new study.

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, New York. 

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 say. 

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.