A low fat diet has led some doctors to worry that Americans would instead start eating too many carbohydrates but a new study suggests that eating low-fat doesn’t have to increase carbohydrate-fueled health risks….

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in postmenopausal women are directly associated with weight loss, whether achieved through lower caloric intake or increased physical activity….

  Balaglitazone, an experimental thiazolidinedione derivative, was slightly less effective than pioglitazone but had fewer side effects in patients with type 2 diabetes in a recent phase III trial.…

In a study, two months of treatment with the anti-inflammatory agent diacerein improved insulin secretion and dropped A1C levels in type 2 diabetes patients from 8.3% to 7.0%, within 60 days.…

Insulin resistance appears to be an important link between obesity and early adverse cardiac changes in teens….

A simple eye scan may detect early signs of diabetes-related nerve damage.…

Researchers may have discovered a new advantage for type 1 diabetes patients. According to research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) 58th Annual Meeting, people with diabetes may burn more fat than those without the disease during exercise….

Adolescent girls whose diet resembles one recommended for adults with hypertension appear to have smaller gains in overall body mass index (BMI) over 10 years.…

For patients with stage 2 systolic hypertension, an investigational, fixed-dose combination of an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) with a diuretic, reduced blood pressure more than the approved ARB-diuretic pairing, a randomized trial showed.…

New patent issued for a monthly diabetes test that can help to prevent complications.…