A comparison of 2 continuous blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) devices indicates that neither machine is significantly better than either controls or the other device in helping to achieve long-term glucose control in insulin-treated patients with diabetes.

A low proportion of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receive heart-protecting drugs like aspirin, blood pressure-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

Preprandial inhaled insulin can improve blood glucose control for people with type 2 diabetes who have not had good results with short-acting injected insulin, according to a new review of the body of published research.

Treating hypertension aggressively in people with diabetes becomes even more important. The higher the systolic blood pressure the greater the rate of progression in the carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT)

Patients with diabetes appear to be at a 3- to 4-fold increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with patients without diabetes.

No single agent or combination of oral antihyperglycemic agents has any significant effect on all-cause mortality, according to a new study.

On average, a person newly diagnosed with elevated fasting blood sugars above 100mg/dL progresses to diabetes within less then 3 years. Telling patients with prediabetes to watch what they eat and exercise and come back next year, doesn’t work! More aggressive therapy is needed.

A team of scientists in the US and Canada have discovered a gene variant that is thought to increase a child’s risk for type 1 diabetes.

A lack of vitamin D and calcium in the diet may increase the risk for the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, nutrition researchers found.

Study showed that high-intensity interval walking can protect against diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure and decreased muscle strength among older people. What does it cost? Nothing!