Senior author Sundeep Khosla, M.D., Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, stated that the skeleton should be recognized as another important target of diabetes complications. In a clinical study of 60 postmenopausal women, 30 of whom had type 2 diabetes, researchers performed micro indentation testing of the tibia to measure bone material strength. …

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery demonstrated significant weight loss and health improvements to diabetes, blood pressure and lipids after 3 years. The study showed that bariatric surgery leads to both significant and substantial weight change, and also fairly high rates of diabetes remission. At least in the severely obese, said …

New guidelines abandon LDL targets and identifies the four major primary and secondary patient groups who should be treated for statins….

Study looks at effects of different classes of antihypertensives for diabetes patients….

A sub group analysis from the FREEDOM trial shows the impact of insulin-treatment status when undergoing CABG or PCI….

A new study shows a surprising correlation between the BMI-mortality relationship and diabetes….

Improper insulin technique can greatly affect glycemic control….

Prior reports of GLP-1 vasoprotective effects may not be valid…. Prior reports have shown that GLP-1 concentrations are associated with anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective effects which extend to cardioprotection during acute myocardial infarction. In the body, GLP-1 binds to its receptors on pancreatic beta-cells leading to glucose dependent insulin release. Studies …

A new consideration when prescribing antibiotics to persons with type 2 diabetes….

Women with diabetes have a greater risk of heart disease than men….