Researchers say a traditional Indian medicine, Salacia oblonga for treating diabetes lowers blood sugar and insulin levels in a way similar to prescription drugs.

More patients in the glargine plus OAD group achieved HbA1c levels of 7% or lower than did patients in the NPH group (49.4% versus 39.0%, respectively).

Successful in preventing and blocking the autoimmune destruction of beta-cells.

A growing body of evidence supports the notion that regular exercise may enhance sexuality through a variety of mechanisms that affect both the mind and body. It can also improve blood glucose control, both sex and exercise.

New Drug Helps Achieve Long-Term Weight Loss and helps with smoking cessation. Subjects taking the drug lost an average of 19 pounds.

A Pro-Active call center with nonmedical telephone operators and some software with the help of a diabetes nurse was well received.

Study suggests that thiazolidinediones and metformin are not associated with increased mortality and may improve outcomes in older patients with diabetes and heart failure.

Patients with diabetes were 2.9 times as likely to develop enterobacterial bacteremia as patients without diabetes.

Ruboxistaurin can possibly shift the market from pain control to disease modification, according to a new report from Decision Resources.

Markers of cardiovascular risk were increased in patients with impaired fasting glucose.