This could represent a new therapeutic effect for angiotensin II receptor antagonists.

Vitamin E Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Failure

Caffeine intake has a negative effect on insulin sensitivity in men with and without type 2 diabetes, and this effect persists even with regular exercise and loss of adiposity.

Fenofibrate treatment for at least 3 years is effective in reducing the progression of renal disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

A particular gene variant that could serve as a predictor for type 2 diabetes has been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Physical Activity in women with type 2 diabetes may not only reduce waist size, but can also reduce the amount of visceral fat surrounding organs in the abdomen — the type of fat known to be associated with insulin resistance, even without diet, a study shows.

Wheat albumin (WA) might be a useful functional food, which, with diet and exercise, could help to improve blood glucose control without any critical adverse effects.

Consumption of small amounts of alcohol improves several measures of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in the few hours after eating a meal.

This simple modification dramatically improves healing over standard devices.

The benefits of the therapy were particularly significant in patients with baseline levels higher than 8.5%.