Type 2 diabetes is associated with many complications at the macro- and microvascular level. The impact of acute hyperglycemia on retinal as well as macrovascular circulation was investigated in a recent study. Vascular and endothelial function assessments included retinal vascular reactivity and flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery measured at …

A uniquely collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop, pointing towards a new class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic disease.…

In outpatient children and adolescents, higher FPG within the normal range is associated with several CMRF, independent of obesity.…

New research demonstrates that the consumption of diet soft drinks is not associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes….

People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease.…

Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures….

Researchers have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a ‘master regulator’ gene, which controls the behavior of other genes found within fat in the body.…

Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.…

Worse glycemic control correlated with slower wound healing in patients with diabetes.  Every 1% increase in HbA1c was associated with -0.028 cm2 decrement in the daily change in wound area.…

Despite repeated calls over the years by public health officials for people to increase exercise and physical activity, Americans are walking and cycling only a little more now than they were a decade ago.…