The presence of diabetes mellitus approximately doubles the risk of a wide range of vascular diseases according to the study. Evidence is also emerging that diabetes is associated with nonvascular conditions. Fasting glucose levels of more than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) were associated with death, but levels of 70 to …

These states will bear many of the costs of a growing diabetes epidemic in the next 15 years. By 2025, one out of seven Americans will have diabetes — a 64% increase from 2010, according to an analysis conducted by the Institute for Alternative Futures and funded by Novo Nordisk. …

Women with a history of GDM have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, but often do not return for follow-up care. Researchers conducted 22 semi-structured interviews. Mean age was 31.5 years, 63% were nonwhite, mean body mass index (BMI) was 25.9 kg/m(2), and 82% attended a postpartum visit. …

Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a condition where the body’s pancreas produces too much….

Patients with both Type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes….

One glass of wine will raise alcohol levels significantly more after gastric bypass surgery, and affect the patients driving skills.…

An accidental discovery by an Australian eye expert may hold the key to better management of people with diabetes.…

In a study of 82 patients who were evaluated 12 or more years after undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity, a majority of patients reported that…

Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur….

Johns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin, providing for the first time an explanation of this process….