Significant Errors In Insulin Dose Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded According to New Clinical Study

Children with celiac disease have a higher likelihood of a subsequent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes — approximately 3-fold higher — than the general population, according to results of a population-based cohort study in Sweden.

Tall people, regardless of whether they have diabetes or not, are at increased risk for peripheral insensate neuropathy.

Transplantation of human stromal cells into diabetic mice stimulated native mouse beta cells to produce insulin, and the human cells were taken up into the animals’ glomerular epithelium.

Scientists screened dairy and soy yogurts for properties that could help keep diabetes and hypertension in check, such as the activity level of enzymes that help moderate blood sugar.

Mars’ CocoaVia nutritional chocolate bar range has had its healthy image boosted by a new study indicating that the product actively reduces cholesterol levels.

Higher-than-optimum blood glucose levels are responsible for 21% of deaths from ischemic heart disease and 13% of deaths from stroke worldwide, which, when added to the deaths from diabetes itself, puts this condition in the top five causes of worldwide mortality, accounting for 3.16 million deaths a year, a new …

Lifestyle intervention has lasting benefits in those at risk of diabetes.

A study suggesting that low-carbohydrate diets do not increase the risk for coronary artery disease in women may help to allay fears that people who eat higher amounts of protein and fat, while cutting back on carbohydrates, are not trading hopes of a slimmer waistline for increased coronary disease risk.

Research from scientists in Finland could increase pressure on the food industry to reduce salt content in a wide range of foods. The researchers found that salt intake reduction helps combat obesity.