New report finds that the 46 million people who are uninsured and those with low income received the lowest quality of care and had the most problems with access to preventive health care.

Chronic kidney disease is a risk factor for peripheral artery disease (PAD)—a common but often undetected condition causing reduced blood flow in the legs.

You can lose weight by outsmarting the system that regulates appetite.

A daily supplement of chromium picolinate and biotin improved glucose tolerance by 15 per cent, compared to placebo, says a new study from Yale University.

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Scientists have discovered that after injecting capsaicin, a chili extract, insulin levels increased and restored blood glucose levels to normal virtually overnight. This discovery of the role for sensory nerves in diabetes opens door to new treatment strategies.

The authors suggest that novel strategies to increase beta-cell mass to treat type 2 diabetes might be developed if the mechanism can be determined.

Taking metformin with antipsychotic drugs, may counteract the weight gain and possible diagnosis of diabetes.

Heparan sulfate in the liver plays a crucial role in clearing fat, these molecules clear triglycerides and cholesterol from the blood, working alongside the better known LDL receptors.

A new kind of type 1 diabetes, called monogenetic diabetes can be treated with the oral drugs, sulfonylureas.