Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report.  

Taller patients with Type 2 diabetes are at greater risk for lower-limb amputations, according to a secondary analysis from the FIELD Study.

A 21-year old airman severely wounded in Afghanistan is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, after several surgeries and an unprecedented transplant.

Generex Inc., announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with sanofi-aventis for the manufacture and supply of recombinant human insulin crystals for commercial and clinical trial use in Generex’s proprietary buccal insulin spray product, Generex Oral-lyn™.  

“Higher levels of physical activity, in particular activity of moderate to higher intensities, are prospectively associated with lower levels of fat mass in early adolescence. Interventions to raise levels of physical activity in children are likely to be important in the fight against obesity.”

A new study found that more than one-fifth of dialysis patients received a contraindicated antithrombotic medication when they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), raising their risk of adverse outcomes….

Individuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies.

Caucasian women with GDM are shorter than pregnant women without GDM regardless of the diagnostic criteria used or the severity of glucose intolerance.

Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.  

Steve, Andrew and I just spent three informative days in Las Vegas at the mid-year sessions of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. There was a lot of information about the use of insulin in the hospital and how to avoid the pitfalls of hypoglycemia. There were numerous talks …