As well as reducing postprandial glucose excursion in type 1 diabetics, the drug pramlintide reduces markers of oxidative stress — the imbalance between free radical production and clearance by antioxidants.

Researchers conclude that excessive overeating is fueled by carbohydrates.

Improper use of blood sugar testing devices likely fueled a string of hepatitis B outbreaks in U.S. nursing homes that killed two people with diabetes and sent a number of others to hospital, federal and state health officials said on Thursday.

Waist circumference may account for differences in blood pressure and insulin sensitivity.

Sanofi-Aventis to file for the drug’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by July of this year.

New breakthrough means insulin dependence could be a thing of the past for diabetes sufferers.

Discovery that insulin is produced in the brain and it’s decrease raises possibility of Type 3 diabetes linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and changes the way we view the disease.

National Diabetes Freedom Tour Hits The Road To Encourage Americans To Develop A Successful Diabetes Management Plan.

Diabetic patients run three times the risk of developing liver cancer, suggests a large US study in Gut.

Patients should not be alarmed and doctors can easily change the prescription from Avandamet, made up of metformin and Avandia, to two separate prescriptions for each of the ingredients.