Get ready to Laugh: Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE is back with some cartoons from her new CD, in Spanish and English.

Aspirin resistance is more common among diabetics patients than nondiabetics, potentially requiring higher doses then Low-Dose asprin for adequate protection against a heart attack, researchers said.

Two-thirds of diabetics will die from heart attack or stroke, researchers warn. Yet, just 30 minutes of physical activity reduced the risk by 58%!

Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) who have more severe symptoms are more likely to respond to duloxetine.

Living Cell Technologies Limited announced it has published evidence outlining the survival and identification of live porcine islet cells and insulin production in a human patient 10 years after receiving a pig islet cell transplant.

You can add probably 20% – 30% more if one of them has diabetes.

People with type 2 diabetes were 83 percent more likely to get Parkinson’s. As people with obesity-linked type 2 diabetes age, their risk of getting Parkinson’s disease climbs, a new study warns.

The combination of cholesterol-lowering agents simvastatin and fenofibrate enhances the ability to reduce blood lipid levels in patients with diabetes, especially triglycerides

Recent findings demonstrate a deleterious relationship between sedentary behavior — as indicated by television viewing — and glycemic measures in adults without diagnosed diabetes. This relationship was independent of physical activity time and adiposity status.

LifeScan, Inc., maker of OneTouch® Brand Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, is offering patients that own one of several models of OneTouch® Brand Systems a no-charge meter upgrade to one of its latest, most innovative meters.1