In patients with type 2 diabetes, sildenafil (Viagra) improves flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), an index of nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function, according to a recent report.

Combined with bedtime NPH insulin, metformin provides superior glycemic control to repaglinide.

Administering antioxidant vitamins during treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis may minimize oxidative stress and associated complications.

High-intensity weight training coupled with a moderate weight-loss program can help older men and women with type 2 diabetes to improve their blood sugar control and also boost their muscle strength and lean body mass, researchers report.

Glucovance OK’ed to use with Thiazolidediones, which makes it a triple therapy.

Effect is not maintained if the program continues in a home-based environment, without supervision.

Changes that take place in the tissue and bone structure of the feet of people with diabetes have been identified by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Type 2 diabetes is specifically associated with myocardial insulin resistance.

Panel Urges Doubling Exercise from 30 minutes to 60 minutes a day and eating ‘Healthy’ Fats. The message is to Eat Less and Move More.

Eli Lilly & Company will pay up to $325 million to Amylin Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company based in San Diego, for the rights to a potentially promising treatment for diabetes.