Although low-dose thiazide-type diuretics are recommended as initial therapy for most hypertensive patients, chlorthalidone has significantly reduced stroke and cardiovascular end points in several landmark trials. But hydrochlorothiazide remains favored in practice. Most clinicians assume that the drugs are interchangeable, but their antihypertensive effects at lower doses have not been …

Insulin glargine in combination with educational support and close clinical supervision significantly improved metabolic control without significant weight change in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Research reveals diabetes complications are widespread and growing, and patients desire to gain better control.

Study offers new data and real hope in the battle against amputation.

According to the results of a new study in JAMA, adherence to diet for one year, not the specific diet plan, is the most important determinant of weight loss and reduction of cardiovascular risk.

Transplanting pig islet cells cannot come with a lot of immunosuppression, it must be a very safe treatment.

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Major type 2 diabetes study shows significant improvement in blood sugar control and patients demonstrate high adherence and achieve aggressive treatment targets.

Based on the evidence, patients with type 2 diabetes may be candidates for statin therapy regardless of LDL cholesterol level and in the absence of a previous CV event.

Those who ate the most french fries, specifically, had a 21 percent greater risk of diabetes than those who ate the fewest.