Standard therapy still recommended over steroid injections, researchers say.

Pharmacists could be the missing link in controlling blood sugars.The role of pharmacists hasn’t received much attention in the debate on the cost of health care. But national and regional studies show that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce treatment costs and improve outcomes.

Inherited genetic variations exist between whites and blacks living in the U.S., leading to less efficient metabolism of glucose and predisposition to diabetes in blacks.

A new study suggests there’s a link between having heavy sons and cardiovascular death, but having underweight sons appears to be less hazardous than expected.  

Addressing issues raised recently, to much controversy and debate, a prospective observational study in Type 2 diabetes patients suggests that aggressive control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels — that is, to no higher than 6.5% or 7% — significantly improves cardiovascular risk over five years, but only in patients who …

Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to adults who received placebo, according to a new study.

It has been genetically proved now that certain metabolic conditions are linked to risk of diabetes. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Germany, have discovered gene variants some of which are known to affect diabetes also affect the lipid metabolism as well.

Keeping tabs on carbohydrates can help young people with Type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar. But they should also be careful about putting too much emphasis on carb counting alone….

Eating a diet that incorporates features of the traditional Mediterranean diet can protect Americans against the metabolic syndrome….

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