Walking not only prevents weight gain in middle age but also helps prevent or delay diabetes….

Turning down the lights from dusk to bedtime could induce sleep, lower blood pressure, curbing diabetes risk….

Patients who had multiple drug prescriptions with different refill schedules and from different prescribers tended not to take cardiovascular medications when they should….

Late-breaking study reveals how to NOT pay dearly for dietary indiscretions, slim down, and improve your insulin sensitivity. The trick? Just do your workout at this time of day….

After Andrew left the JPMorgan Meeting in San Francisco we spoke about the near future of diabetes care for Type 2 patients and he said he thought it will be in GLP-1 agonist therapy. With over 16 new GLP-1s in second or third phase development it is no wonder that …

I had a patient who was diabetic and on insulin. He was a young man who liked to go out on weekends. I stressed how he needed to wear a medical ID bracelet and he did purchase one….

Metabolic: Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD This acute metabolic complication is a life-threatening crisis with a high mortality rate that usually is seen in: Elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes (particularly those in nursing homes without access to free water) People with undiagnosed …

Last week, many companies in the diabetes world were in San Francisco to present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Our own president, Andrew Young, was in attendance to see and hear what was going on, and to sum it up, 2011 does not look like a breakthrough year for …

Janine Manning, Pharm.D. Candidate 2011 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy As healthcare professionals, we have seen the increase in the occurrence of diabetes mellitus detected over the past decade in the human population. This has lead to treatment advances to help reduce diabetic complications. What we …

How high is your blood pressure? Ask your iPhone‎ iHealth Lab has announced the iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System. iHealth enables users to self-monitor their blood pressure at home and share the results with friends, family or care providers. The system works with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. While …