The introduction of new treatment options and a growing number of diabetes patients will drive costs upward

The first serum glucose level measured in the emergency department is an independent prognostic factor in patients who have sustained a first acute myocardial infarction, researchers report.

Scientists have discovered a key aspect of how embryos create the cells that secrete insulin.

The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years.

Preterm babies born at very low birth weight may be more prone blood sugar problems as young adults.

Looking at various proteins in urine may help doctors predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes patients well before they develop the condition.

Treatment with twice-daily insulin detemir or once-daily insulin glargine, each in combination with insulin aspart, resulted in similar glycemic control.

The results of the EU Childhood Obesity Program indicate that low-protein content in infant formula may have metabolic, endocrinal and developmental benefits for babies – which may also have an impact on obesity at a later age.

We now might have a non-invasive way to measure beta-cell growth and apoptosis for determining effectiveness of new treatment therapies that can cause beta-cell regeneration of increase of beta-cell mass instead.

The stem cells that make the beta-cells May Not Exist!