With biliopancreatic diversion, normal insulin sensitivity is restored more rapidly and is not dependent on the amount of weight loss.

Among persons diagnosed as having diabetes, the lifetime prevalence of foot ulcers can be as high as 25%.

Adherence to diet for one year, not the specific diet plan, is the most important determinant of weight loss and reduction of cardiovascular risk.

Statin therapy was tied to a 28% reduction in risk.

An alternative to daily shots.

Those with severe periodontal disease had a 28.4 % death rate and those with no or little periodontal disease had a 3.7% death rate.

Industry believes bar codes may reduce risk of medication errors in hospital settings

CRP levels independently predicted heart attacks and deaths in 2 new studies.

Drugs That Reduce One Danger Have Been Shown to Create Another.

Weight loss is recognized as one of the better ways to keep pre-diabetes from turning into full-blown diabetes, experts say.