Turning up the thermostat in winter may be contributing to the obesity and diabetes epidemic….

Researchers have identified a key mechanism that appears to contribute to blood vessel damage in people with diabetes….

The study looked at the impact of an electronic health record–based diabetes clinical decision support system on control of hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in adults with diabetes….

In surgical situations, fluctuation in patients’ blood glucose levels can be harmful, so physicians take frequent measurements using the inexpensive glucose meters approved by the FDA for home use which were found to be off by as much as 32%….

Older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and spouses of older patients also suffer distress related to diabetes and its management….

In the US, 73% of adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….

Detemir plus sitagliptin more effective than sitagliptin with metformin with or without a sulfonylurea….

When should aspirin be considered for the prevention of complications….

I am sitting here in Florida thinking about how many of you are waiting to find out if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. Sad as it seems I would guess that many of you freezing and covered with snow are hoping that the world’s most famous groundhog suffers from retinopathy …

The official numbers from the CDC are out for 2011 and once again the number of patients with diabetes is up. Last year my PowerPoint slides topped out at 24 million but this year the CDC has upped the number to nearly 26 million Americans. At this pace I will …