New research in the FASEB Journal raises expectorations for people with chronic wounds.

There are “singular” benefits to improving muscular strength in addition to regular aerobic exercise.

Bariatric surgery for obesity such as gastric banding or gastric bypass is associated with a reduction in long-term cardiovascular events, a new study suggests.

Two effective approaches to delivering and adjusting rapid-acting mealtime insulin for people with type 2 diabetes. Adjusting insulin dose using a carbohydrate ratio was compared to a therapy using a simple alogorithm.

They found that compared with control participants, those in the combined lifestyle intervention groups had a 51% lower incidence of diabetes during the study and 43% lower incidence over a 20 year period.

For morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery led to more improvement in A1c than standard treatment, a retrospective analysis showed. HbA1c levels decreased from a mean of 7.5% pre-surgery to 5.8% after one year.

Should we reward patients who take care of their health, with lower premiums and copays and charge the others more?

47 percent of youth-onset type 2 diabetes can be attributed to prenatal (before birth) exposure to maternal diabetes and obesity.

Both a low-carbohydrate diet or a Mediterranean-style diet may be “effective alternatives” to a low-fat diet, with more favorable effects on lipids and glycemic control, published in last weeks’ New England Journal of Medicine. 

New findings from Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes.