Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 38% in a five-year period, according to a report. 

A new joint statement from a number of professional organizations has identified specific criteria for the clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, tightening up the definition, which previously differed from one organization to the next.

The results of a new study shows that eating certain kinds of fats may actually help obese women with diabetes trim some body fat.

Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents who are pre-diabetic.

“Women with diabetes experience diminished genital arousal, reduced vaginal lubrication, vaginal atrophy, dyspareunia, and increased infections. 

As with all the other companies promising a non-invasive glucose monitor, this technology has little chance for success, except for rabbits.

MBX-2982 could be a potential first-in-class treatment for Type 2 diabetes that may offer improved glucose homeostasis over existing therapies.

The numbers are in and it looks like we have not improved and it will get worse.

Consuming white, oily fish more than once per week may reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes whereas high consumption of shellfish may increase this risk, according to recent data from the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer-Norfolk cohort study.

Phase III trial results with Boehringer Ingelheim’s DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin confirm the favourable efficacy and safety profile seen in investigational studies.