According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age – but because of the obesity epidemic – they actually begin their older years fatter.

Adding the diabetes drug Actos to insulin does not improve blood sugar control and may cause weight gain in adolescents who have type 1 diabetes who show signs of insulin resistance.

Magnesium intake in young adults is inversely proportional to the risk for metabolic syndrome, and diabetes according to the results of a prospective study.

Regularly eating a diet supplemented with flaxseed oil may lower blood pressure and reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.

It has been described by Jay Skyler, a leading diabetologist, as the first in a new class of diabetic therapies, “Supra-Rapid Acting Insulin’s”, that can change the way diabetes is treated.

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that may play critical roles in causing blood vessel leakage in the eyes of people with two forms of diabetic retinopathy.

HDL-C and body weight increased and remained elevated.

The nutritional status of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease can be maintained or even improved before they begin hemodialysis. However, the nutritional status deteriorates in those who have to start dialysis right away.

The gene variant appears to contribute to type 2 diabetes risk.

Pfizer has overcome potential competition by buying out BioRexis, a company developing GLP-1 compounds that could prove to be powerful new diabetes treatments.