A new report from the journal of Circulation says that obesity is to blame and consequences will overwhelm U.S. health-care system, experts say.

Lowering LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels substantially below currently recommended levels significantly reduces the chances that people with diabetes and heart disease will suffer a stroke or heart attack, researchers report.

Most people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes are willing to participate in a risk-reduction program, but few are willing to pay full price to do so.

People taking statins to lower their cholesterol may reap another reward. A new study shows the drugs may also reduce the risk for the most common type of cataract by 60%.

For people with type 2 diabetes, when pioglitazone and glipizide are given in doses sufficient to achieve equivalent glycemic control, pioglitazone increases total body water, thereby accounting for the majority of weight gain, and decreased visceral and abdominal fat content.

A new nutrition makeover television series is opening parents’ eyes to change.

Physicians should ask about their patients’ sleep and help their patients improve their sleep habits.

Depressive symptoms are common among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers, who found evidence of depressive symptoms in 15% of the young diabetics in their study.

Individuals with type 1 diabetes and their first-degree relatives have higher-than-normal serum levels of zonulin, a protein that helps regulate intestinal permeability by disassembling tight junctions, a new study shows.

New research suggests that handheld digital organizers could help people with diabetes follow a “low-GI” diet — a potentially effective but complicated eating plan for controlling blood sugar.