Results of a study published in Diabetes Care indicates that, among adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, an association between depressive symptoms and suboptimal glycemic control is mediated by poor blood glucose monitoring.

The study found extra benefits for those who kept the A1c levels closer to the 4% to 5% mark that is common for healthy people. As well as the reduction in heart attacks, there was a 15% fall in heart disease when blood sugar levels were kept to 6.6% on …

For diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia, the risk of major amputation and death is “considerable,” researchers report. Study investigator Dr. Giacomo Clerici stated that, “Reduction in the amputation rate among diabetic patients with ischemic diabetic foot is possible” with the extensive use of revascularization by means of both bypass …

Treating Type 2 diabetes patients with a cholesterol-lowering drug called fenofibrate cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

Over a 1-year period, treatment with exenatide improved beta-cell function significantly more, and led to greater weight loss, than did insulin glargine, in a study of patients with Type 2 diabetes who had previously been treated with metformin.

All older people should routinely take antihypertensives to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke, even if they don’t have high blood pressure, according to British researchers.

Primary care physicians who counsel their African American patients about obesity should remain sensitive to the perceptions of their patients, according to a new report.

A team of scientists from Germany and the US found that vitamin C and E supplements may undo the benefits of exercise on diabetes risk and glucose metabolism. It would seem that exercise-induced oxidative stress helps the body defend itself against stress and metabolize carbodydrates more effectively, said the researchers.

With more than 120,000 patients having a bariatric surgery procedure, we now have a database that can help in determining which patients would benefit from the different forms of bariatric surgery.

New Insights into the Mystery of “High Risk Platelets” from Diabetic Donors Amid emerging concerns that blood platelets donated for transfusion by individuals with Type 2 diabetes may be unsafe, scientists are reporting the first detailed identification and analysis of a group of abnormal proteins in platelets from diabetic donors. …