In newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, therapy with oral antidiabetes drugs plus basal insulin (OAD+insulin) has had favorable outcomes on recovery and maintenance of β-cell function and protracted glycemic remission compared to treatment with OAD alone….

Use of electronic health records (EHRs) for patients with diabetes improves achievement of care and outcomes targets, researchers found.…

An HbA1c cut-point of 5.7% is a suitable value for predicting future diabetes. It is reasonable to consider an HbA1c range of 5.7-6.4% as a category of increased risk for diabetes, similar to an IFG or IGT.…

High-protein and low-glycemic diets (reducing carbohydrates) improve dietary compliance and maintenance of weight loss in overweight adults who have lost weight on a low-calorie diet.…

The results suggest that in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosed during the preschool-age, mean HbA1c level in the first year is a strong predictor of achieving target HbA1c level in the subsequent years, regardless of the type of insulin regimen.…

Screening children as young as 2 years for obesity may be more successful in weight control and preventing metabolic abnormalities than waiting until they are older….

Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control.…

A less common form of obesity surgery may spur more weight loss than its far more popular cousin, gastric bypass, but at the price of greater long-term risks, researchers reported.…

In a new study that challenges how diabetes is controlled, researchers found boosting the activity of proteins activated by inflammation might be beneficial, contradicting current views. Inflammation brought about by obesity is blamed as a major contributor to type 2 diabetes.…

Some dieters say that eating less at one meal is ineffective, because people compensate by eating more at other meals. Not so, say the results of a new study.…