The regular consumption of a chocolate bar with added plat sterols can lower total- and LDL-cholesterol levels as well as reduce systolic blood pressure, a new study has shown. The benefits of eating the chocolate, a dark chocolate product supplemented with plant sterols, occurred without any weight gain, suggesting the …

Low cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by a treadmill exercise test, and high body mass index (BMI) are independently associated with incident type 2 diabetes in women, according to study findings.

Use of diabetes drugs increased only 2.3% last year, but spending rose 12%. The big driver was the introduction of new, expensive medicines that replace or are added to older, cheaper ones.

Lower diabetes treatment adherence among blacks does not fully explain racial disparities in diabetes control, according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care.

Results from a new study suggests that supplements of extracts from French maritime pine bark may reduce blood pressure and the use of blood pressure medication among diabetics.

There seems to be some real shifts in the diabetes marketplace and a lot of it has to do with insulin and type 2 diabetes. David Kliff, Publisher, Diabetes Investor, helps us unravel the Insulin Mystery. To read this article or to learn more about how Diabetes Investor got its …

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has issued consensus panel recommendations for the medical care of pregnant women with preexisting diabetes, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Research points to a possible way to battle obesity. Lilly has discovered a hormone, made in the stomach, which tells the brain it’s time to eat.

While diabetes has long been associated with the potentially sight-stealing disease diabetic retinopathy, it appears that another serious eye disease — glaucoma — may also be a complication of the metabolic disorder. Regular screenings may help prevent irreversible nerve damage.

In a new study, it was shown that a drug for the treatment of diabetic eye disease performed better in clinical trials than the current standard treatment using laser surgery.