Finding by Joslin scientists may aid in understanding how insulin production eventually goes wrong in Type 2 diabetes….

Sibutramine, marketed as Meridia in the United States by Abbott, is now contraindicated in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, the FDA announced on January 21….

Individuals who find joy, excitement, and contentment in their daily lives may be protected from cardiovascular disease, researchers found.…

An international group of physicians has designed a categorization system for diabetic nephropathy (DN), the chief cause of kidney failure, according to a published article….

“Avosentan reduces albuminuria when added to standard treatment in people with Type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy but induces significant fluid overload and congestive heart failure,” the study authors write. “Of particular concern was a trend to a higher mortality with avosentan….

Twenty-somethings who aren’t physically fit may be at an increased risk of developing diabetes in middle age, researchers said….

For people at risk for Type 2 diabetes, a combination of diet, exercise and, to a lesser extent, treatment with metformin can help keep the disease at bay for 10 years, researchers said….

Last week we had a commentary from one of our feature writers, Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, on the program with Dr. Mehmet Oz and Oprah Winfrey about diabetes. At first I thought that it would blow over and patients would forget what they had heard, but this week in a …

Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE   On January 6, 2010, an Oprah producer consulted me about the upcoming show on diabetes. It was a thrill, but when I learned the show’s premise (using complications caused by uncontrolled diabetes to motivate people into action), I suggested adding balance to the …

by Judith Wurtman, PhD, and Nina Frusztajer, MD Reviewed by Timothy L. McCoy, Pharm.D. Candidate, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy   How would you like to lose 2lbs per week by eating the carbohydrates you love? I know you may be thinking that it is impossible, especially since you probably …