Pot Benefits Diabetic Hearts: The main non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis reduces cellular signs of cardiac stress and dysfunction, according to preclinical results. In a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes, cannabidiol reduced the severity of many signs of cardiomyopathy. Human heart cells treated with the compound also showed reduced glucose-induced …

Diabetes Link to Early Births, Caesareans: According to a report from the AIHW, over 20% of mothers with pre-existing diabetes gave birth early at 32 to 36 weeks. Almost 9% of mothers with GDM gave birth pre-term compared with just 5.6% of mothers without diabetes. Mothers with pre-existing diabetes were …

Almost half of women in the US who suffer from Type 1 or 2 diabetes report that it has a negative impact on their sex lives….

Starting dialysis at a higher glomerular filtration rate earlier in the end-stage renal disease process may actually increase mortality, researchers affirmed….

To what extent can the increased likelihood of Type 2 diabetes in patients with COPD be attributed to the use of inhaled corticosteroids?  

Combining the newer diabetes drug exenatide with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with Type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss….

Young adults, particularly women, who maintained high levels of moderate and vigorous activity over a period of 20 years experienced smaller gains in weight and waist circumference during the transition from young adulthood to middle age, compared to individuals with lower activity levels….

Reducing salt intake can help lower blood pressure in patients with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes….

A high-protein, low-carbohydrate snack before breakfast attenuates post-breakfast hyperglycemia…. Previous studies have shown a considerable reduction in hyperglycemia after the second meal of the day, provided that breakfast had been taken. The preservation of this effect in Type 2 diabetes was not confirmed until recently. Postprandial hyperglycemia acts as an independent …

Diabetes will threaten the nation’s economy as much as it does the health of individuals and the U.S. will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care in the next decade….