Potassium monitoring can help prevent drug-associated hyperkalemia events in patients with diabetes, according to a report.…

Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people, researchers said. The findings could help explain why diabetic patients find it difficult to make the recommended lifestyle adjustments such as avoiding high-fat foods and maintaining daily exercise.…

The rate of chronic health conditions among children in the U.S. increased from 12.8 percent in 1994 to 26.6 percent in 2006, for conditions such as obesity, asthma and behavior/learning problems, according to a study….

The FDA has approved the statin for reducing the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and revascularization procedures in individuals who have normal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. The new labeling, recommended by an FDA advisory panel late last year, also marks the first time that a drug label will include an …

Vinegar could be easily used as a complementary food (e.g., in a salad dressing) to reduce hyperglycemia….

Lispro comes out ahead with lower A1c results, but….

Sitagliptin was non-inferior to metformin in improving HbA1c in treatment-naive patients with Type 2 diabetes….

There is growing evidence that periodontitis may affect general health. This study by university researchers from the Netherlands was assigned to explore the robustness of observations that periodontal therapy leads to the improvement of glycemic control in diabetic patients….

One out of every five U.S. teenagers has a cholesterol level that increases the risk of heart disease, federal health officials reported, providing striking new evidence that obesity is making more children prone to illnesses once primarily limited to adults….

Therapy with exenatide plus rosiglitazone offset the weight gain observed with rosiglitazone, and elicited an additive effect on glycemic control, with significant improvements, researchers from the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX found in a new study….