Diabetics who were prescribed newer medications to control their illness were more likely to take these drugs as instructed than were other patients who were prescribed drugs that have been on the market for several decades.

PAD is common in patients with type 2 diabetes and predicts cardiac death, supporting the role of regular screening for PAD in these patients.

Waist circumference predicts insulin resistance independently of body-mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents.

Seniors it seems may have to work harder than young people to perform the same physical activity, but regular exercise may close that age gap.

A drug used to treat lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis and other immune disorders may enable newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetics to save some of their pancreas function and thereby reduce their susceptibility to long-term complications.

Researchers fail to replicate a 2003 report of a way to cure Type 1 diabetes, but they all agree on one thing, that it is possible to cure diabetic mice and one day perhaps people.

A simple tablet-dispensing device led to a significant and clinically relevant improvement in HbA(1c) levels.

Earlier diabetes onset may prolong the time to ESRD.

Mean adjusted cost savings per patient was $1,580.

Short-term metformin treatment lowers testosterone concentrations, increases the likelihood of menses, and improves HDL cholesterol levels in adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).