Walking more not only wards off weight gain in middle age but also helps prevent or delay diabetes, a population-based study affirmed. Middle-age people who increased their daily step count over five years maintained significantly higher insulin sensitivity at the end of that period than those who didn’t boost their …

According to the latest figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), released in advance of a UN summit on non-communicable diseases, 366 million people worldwide now have diabetes.…

Intensive glucose-lowering may protect against end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in diabetic patients, according to an analysis of data from the ADVANCE trial….

ITCA 650, injection-free continuous delivery of GLP-1 therapy, demonstrated significant and sustained reductions in HbA1c and body weight over 48 weeks of treatment with a marked reduction in the GI AEs typically associated with this class.…

A new nationwide analysis of glucose management in type 2 diabetes suggests that poor glucose control is a strong predictor of heart failure.…

Twice-daily aspirin administration, but not a once-daily doubling of the dose, appears to provide good inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 in diabetic patients who have rapid recovery of COX-1 activity, and might enhance cardiovascular protection.…

Men with type 2 diabetes and an acute myocardial infarction who score lower on quality-of-life measures have a greater mortality risk than other men with these conditions whose scores indicate they feel better about their health, researchers reported.…

The addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of type 2 diabetes patients on liraglutide (Victoza) doesn’t wipe out previously seen weight loss, and insulin also appears to help these patients achieve glycemic control, researchers said.…

International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said.…

Hoffmann-LaRoche and the JDRF have discovered not only a protein that regulates beta cell growth, but also a chemical compound that stimulates it.…