Twice-daily aspirin administration, but not a once-daily doubling of the dose, appears to provide good inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 in diabetic patients who have rapid recovery of COX-1 activity, and might enhance cardiovascular protection.…

Men with type 2 diabetes and an acute myocardial infarction who score lower on quality-of-life measures have a greater mortality risk than other men with these conditions whose scores indicate they feel better about their health, researchers reported.…

The addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of type 2 diabetes patients on liraglutide (Victoza) doesn’t wipe out previously seen weight loss, and insulin also appears to help these patients achieve glycemic control, researchers said.…

International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said.…

Hoffmann-LaRoche and the JDRF have discovered not only a protein that regulates beta cell growth, but also a chemical compound that stimulates it.…

According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…

Compared with resistance training, aerobic exercise burns 67% more calories, research shows.…

Collectively, lifestyle factors, including not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, and normal body weight, are associated with a substantially decreased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research findings.…

The Labor Day holiday usually signals that the end of summer is here, and this is a good time to consider reviewing medications for diabetes care. If you are thinking about using some of the newer medications and would like to have the background to explain their use then be …

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mr. BG was referred to a diabetes multidisciplinary team by his GP. “Mr. BG is a 70-year-old man. Can you help me develop an appropriate management plan? He has had diabetes …