The favorable CVD risk factor profile of habitual exercisers is attributable to both leanness and exercise.

Diabetic retinopathy can occur in people who do not yet have diabetes.

Researchers have expanded the understanding of risk factors for heart disease by showing that high levels of C-reactive protein in the blood are linked to several measures of stiffening of the arteries.

Pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can be treated safely and effectively with a fast-acting insulin analog delivered subcutaneously.

New research indicates that erythropoietin is an independent promoter of retinal angiogenesis in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. This suggests that erythropoietin blockade may be a useful treatment for this common eye disorder.

A number of popular fitness plans claim that their quickie workouts will shape you up or slim you down. But most studies show that to prevent disease and weight gain, you need much more exercise than any of these programs recommend.

Researchers have found that a long-suspected molecule helps cause diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of vision loss in the United States and the world.

Bone marrow cells that produced insulin adversely affected nerve cells or neurons.

57% of patients who go into the hospital for a heart attack get diagnosed with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.

The addition of serum ferritin to routine evaluation of metabolic syndrome patients would help identify a subgroup of patients at risk for iron-related tissue damage.