Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar may help reduce increases in blood glucose levels and help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. Researchers said artificial sweeteners may also aid in weight control, as they do not have the same negative effects on insulin and hormone levels as regular sugar. …

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a breath test using a combination of titanium dioxide and carbon nanotubes that could serve as a noninvasive means of monitoring blood glucose levels. "Such a device could completely change the paradigm of self-monitoring diabetes," said principal investigator Alexander Star. 

"Good diabetes control can be achieved in routine diabetes care with flexible intensified insulin therapy based on continuing patient education."…

Smoking and depression are strongly associated in patients with type 2 diabetes….

The influenza vaccine in type 2 patients can….

Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 participants….

Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index appears to be associated with the risk of coronary heart disease….

Having better provider-patient communication, having social support, and having higher self-efficacy were associated with better glycemic control….

Results and data from a U.S. study originally conducted between 1999 and 2002 have recently been published….

Dietitians delivered structured, individual-based lifestyle education for glycemic control in a primary care setting which resulted in….