Two recently published indices of liver fat are predictive of diabetes in both men and women. The association was independent of traditional risk factors for diabetes such as glucose, diabetes in the family, insulin, sedentarity, smoking and alcohol consumption… 

Nearly 30% of U.S. diabetes patients over the age of 40 may have diabetic retinopathy, with 4% of this population affected to the point where their vision is threatened, suggests a new study… 

An elevated resting heart rate that develops or persists during follow-up is associated with a significantly increased risk of death whether from heart disease or other causes, according to a study. Findings suggest patients and their doctors should track heart rate over time to uncover health issues… 

Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report… 

Seven of 10 patients in trial who underwent microvascular decompression surgery experience significant improvement in glucose control…. 

Doctors may have identified a new and simple way to predict risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. The result of a simple blood test may be the earliest alert to doctors and patients to implement lifestyle changes that may delay or prevent the onset of the disease….

Combined training does not provide additional benefits or show improvements in fitness in younger subjects compared with aerobic and resistance training alone. In older subjects, there was a trend to greater aerobic fitness gains with aerobic + resistance versus aerobic alone….

The use of calcium supplements without coadministered vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of MI. The finding, from a meta-analysis encompassing 15 randomized trials and up to 11,921 participants, warrants a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in the management of osteoporosis, researchers report…

Aggressive glucose control does not improve survival in patients with diabetes and renal failure, according to a study. The results suggest that physicians should individualize hemoglobin (Hb) A1c targets for these patients and not rely on recommendations based on studies in the general population…

New research has found that 5-mm needles effectively deliver insulin into subcutaneous fat in both adults and children. Compared with intramuscular injections of insulin, injections into the subcutaneous fat are associated with less variability in glycemic control as well as a lower risk for hypoglycemia…