New findings suggest that inadequate infant nutrition, as indicated by leg length, is an important factor in the development of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in later life.

The hemoglobin glycation phenotype of diabetics may be important for assessing their blood glucose control.

One-third of the population sleeps 6.5 or fewer hours, far less than the 8 hours that many sleep specialists recommend, which can impair the body’s processing of glucose.

When patients with diabetes and kidney disease were treated with Avapro the risk of progression of their nephropathy or death was 20 percent lower.

Growing up in a low-income family may increase the odds of insulin resistance and other heart disease risk factors occurring later in life, findings from a UK study suggest.

Mix25, a fixed mixture of 25 percent insulin lispro and 75 percent novel intermediate acting insulin, provides better postprandial plasma glucose control than does human insulin 30/70, without increasing the risk of exercised-induced hypoglycemia.

A significant percentage of amputations stemming from complications of diabetes could be avoided by early and proper treatment with antibiotics, according to a German researcher.

Aggressive management of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department (ED) can quickly correct associated hyperglycemia and metabolic acidosis.

A diet containing 30 percent protein for five weeks, shows improved glucose control in people with Type 2 diabetes.

Texas employers can no longer use fears of workers getting dizzy or blacking out on the job as an excuse to ban the hiring of applicants who use insulin to control their diabetes.