Defective skin barrier function, as evidenced by common filaggrin mutations, may predispose patients to type 2 diabetes.…

Although many older diabetes patients have good bone density scores, they are as prone to fractures as people with osteoporosis.…

Data presented this week confirm the high prevalence of masked hypertension in African Americans, with investigators reporting that masked hypertension is prevalent in 45% of African Americans during any single office visit….

People who get plenty of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets may have lowered odds of developing type 2 diabetes, two new reports suggest….

The estimated 10-year risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults with diabetes has declined significantly in the past decade, U.S. data show.…

Dapagliflozin significantly improved glycemic control and was well tolerated among treatment-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes and those unresponsive to prior treatment with glimepiride or metformin.…

Animas said it has received a CE Mark in Europe for its Animas Vibe product, which the company said is the first continuous glucose monitoring-enabled, waterproof insulin pump system for people with diabetes….

Have you ever seen a patient with lipaemia retinalis? This week’s case discussion focuses on a patient who has this and other problems, and how the “experts” would react. If you have been following our Homerun Slides series on treating neuropathy then you are going to want to check out …

This week there’s been a lot of conflicting press about how much of each food group people should be eating. The new USDA “plate” replaces the food pyramid and already has healthcare experts in an uproar. One USDA representative commented on NPR that the plate method will be better than …

A lot of people with type 2 diabetes delay going on insulin for as long as possible because they’ve heard horror stories about how much weight it can make them gain (or maybe they just don’t like shots), but people with type 1 don’t have a choice. While it is …