Physicians were effective except for getting patients to exercise The object of the study was to determine the effectiveness of physician advice on hypertension-related lifestyle modification in individuals with diabetes

While nutrients appear to stimulate glucagon secretion by alpha-cells of the pancreas, output is suppressed by activation of neighboring beta-cells.

A loss that might explain why diabetics seem to have higher rates of cognitive impairment throughout life.

Obesity is a negative prognostic factor in type 2 diabetics who are younger than 65 years, but higher body weight in older patients predicts better survival. The effect of obesity on mortality in patients under 65 years old appears to be mediated in part by hypertension, duration of diabetes and …

Cilostazol can induce some beneficial changes in serum lipid profile and plasma fatty acid composition in type 2 diabetics with peripheral vascular disease.

Treating insulin resistance in children can prevent or delay diabetes.

There is strong evidence suggesting that diabetes is caused by a virus, and if true, a vaccine could prevent Type 1 diabetes.

Investigators suggest that guidelines advocating nutrition to “normalize” growth in infancy may actually increase adult morbidity and therefore should be changed.

Patients who undergo hemodialysis in the morning or evening have better survival rates than those who undergo dialysis in the afternoon.

Impaired endothelial function occurs in the first 10 years of diabetes mellitus (DM) in children.