A risk score using commonly measured clinical and biochemical variables may help predict mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Impaired cognitive function at age 11 appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, a study indicates.

People hospitalized because of acute heart failure face an increased risk of dying in the hospital and in the longer term if they have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Diabetes is known to impair the cognitive health of people, but now scientists have identified one potential mechanism underlying these learning and memory problems.

For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease–appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test.

Researchers at Rutgers University found that soft drinks sweetened with HFCS may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. 

Diabetes is positively associated with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and nocturia but not benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to the results of a multiethnic, community-based study.

Elevated fasting blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes are strongly linked to an increased adjusted risk for incident ischemic stroke and vascular events, according to the results of a cohort study.

High clopidogrel maintenance dosing improves platelet inhibition in some diabetics who do not respond adequately to standard doses, according to a new report.

Diabetics taking part in the Diabetes Ten City Challenge showed improvement across all key clinical and satisfaction indicators in the early stages of the program.