Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have a twofold increased risk of hypothyroidism, including a five-fold greater risk among women, data from a retrospective case-control study showed.

Remember that DPPS trial that was completed years ago, and showed that modest lifestyle changes could prevent the onset of diabetes? Now an extention of that study, the DPPOS, has proven that A Decade Later, Lifestyle Changes or Metformin Still Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk. In fact this extension showed …

Study reports on persistence of benefits seen in the Diabetes Prevention Program

MyCare Connect Caring for DIABETES has never been safer and easier! MyCare Connect is the easy-to-use FREE online solution for your young patients with diabetes and and all their caregivers — parents, school nurses, teachers, doctors & more. Have your patients start living connected today and share BG’s, carbs, notes …

People in Developing Countries Pay More for Diabetes Care and Have Poorer Health Results: Type 2 diabetes is often seen as a condition affecting older, unproductive adults in wealthy countries. However, the reality is that 70% of people with diabetes now live in low and middle-income countries and the economic impact …

Exercise Can Make You Smarter: Research from the University of Illinois shows that moderate exercise, such as a fairly intense walk, can make you smarter. Studies involving people who worked out for just 30 minutes found it could help make them 10 percent brainier. The immediate cognitive effects can last …

The Numbers Are Getting Worse: The International Diabetes Federation reports that over 285 million people worldwide now live with diabetes and they predict that within 20 years that number will jump to 435 million. Diabetes is responsible for four million deaths a year and this is at a cost globally of $376 …

India Heading for Diabetes Explosion: From the World Diabetes Congress (International Diabetes Federation — IDF) 20th meeting. In its annual report, the IDF said India currently has the highest number of people (50.8 million) suffering from diabetes, followed by China with 43.2 million and the US with 26.8 million. The report …

Repeated exposure to the low blood sugar levels caused by poorly controlled diabetes may damage the brain’s cognitive function, according to a study.

Being uninsured and having diabetes is a lethal combination according to a new study.