Low levels of HDL-cholesterol levels, despite treatment with statin therapy for elevated LDL-cholesterol levels, remains a significant risk factor for cardiovascular events….

Acute, short-term insulin spikes increase the olfactory threshold and might be involved in regulation of food intake….

Dietetic shakes and prepackaged entrees help obese teenagers lose weight loss at first. But “meal replacements” were no better than a standard low-calorie diet for helping young people continue losing weight over the course of a year….

Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients….

Two specific eating patterns increase the risk of death for older adults….

Americans living in the southern “stroke belt” states consume more fried fish, which may contribute to the region’s high stroke mortality rate….

This week we have an article about the use of glycated albumin for monitoring fluctuating and poorly controlled Type 2 diabetic patients. The authors talk about the use of this test and how it compares to the use of the A1c test for managing patients. Sounds like another test will …

Every week there is a new study coming out showing the relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There are over 1.1 million Americans who will have a serious heart attack in 2011 and there are over 80 million who have one or more risk factors for heart disease. This week …

The First Animal (Pig) to Human Transplant for Sale to Type 1 Patients. Russia has announced that it will be the first nation to approve transplanting animal cells into humans, or xenotransplantation. First tested in Russia in 2007 on 8 patients, each were given between 1 and 3 transplants of …

Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0 Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0, the “first diabetes management software to offer advanced decision support,” has received FDA approval. CareLink Pro 3.0 offers therapy considerations to help healthcare professionals make more informed treatment decisions. The software analyzes data from a patient’s insulin pump, CGM device, and blood …