More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars….

According to new research from the University of Oxford, UK, increasing your diet with fruits and vegetables from 5 a day to 8, isn’t just good for your waistline — it could save your life….

As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems putting them at risk of being rejected by insurance companies or having to pay more for coverage….

In severely obese, insulin-resistant children, metformin treatment improves weight loss and raises insulin sensitivity compared with placebo….

This week I gave a lecture to the physician and pharmacist residents at one of our local hospitals and we were talking about the possible reasons that insulin would suddenly lose its effect on a patient. The pharmacist residents started talking about storage temperature, time the bottle had been open, …

This week we had a chance to see why government moves at the speed of dirt. It does not matter which party you favor: you have to wonder about our leaders and the way they waste money and time in order to get even. The GOP took over the House …

Long-Term Complications: Macrovascular Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD The long-term, chronic complications of diabetes have the greatest impact on the health of individuals with diabetes as well as on the health care system. Diabetes and its associated vascular complications are the fourth leading cause of death in …

The iPhonECG The iPhonECG uses a slim, low-power sleeve with a couple of electrodes on the back to provide clinical-quality cardiac event readings. You can either hold it in your hands to get a reading of your pulse, or place it on the patient’s chest. The sleeve can also work …

The FDA has declined to approve the Afrezza inhaled insulin device pending further data, device maker MannKind announced. The whistle-sized inhaler was designed to administer mealtime doses of powdered insulin in metered, single-use cartridges but ran into problems with the FDA over a redesign. More studies requested. FDA limits amount …

Most People Want to Know the Risk of Getting Diabetes: Researchers from Tufts Medical Center led a study of more than 1,400 people to determine if people would be willing to pay for a new blood test that would indicate the chances of developing a disease but would not help …