Metformin should be prescribed along with lifestyle intervention as soon as patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and if A1c cannot be brought down to below 7%, within 2-3 months, then insulin as the second-line drug.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 50% increase in the prevalence of diabetes from 1997 to 2004.

African-Americans with type 2 diabetes appear to be less likely than whites to take prescribed medications.

July 2006 : Common variants in three genes have been found to predict development of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, based on a study of more than 7,000 Swedes followed for an average of 22 years, according to a report presented at the American Diabetes …

July 2006 : A growing number of cystic fibrosis patients are battling a second, often deadly complication: a unique form of diabetes that shares characteristics of the type 1 and type 2 versions that strike many Americans.

July 2006 : A 20-year study of women in the Nurses? Health Study has shown that Type 2 diabetes is associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common form of glaucoma, accounting for about 60 to 70% of all glaucomas. The study is published in the July issue …

July 2006 : Some of the most important weight-loss drugs work by enhancing the effect of the brain chemical serotonin. These include sibutramine (trade name Meridia) and fenfluramine, which was recalled after the combination with dexfenfluramine, called fen-phen, was linked to potentially fatal heart valve abnormalities.

Researchers report that, BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia, is a common condition in older men, but the risk of developing the condition seems to be increased by obesity and high blood sugar levels,.

Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study

Other techniques that measure how the weight is distributed on the body are thought to provide a better way to assess risk.