Just as the spit from the Gila Monster has provided a treatment for diabetes, now skin secretions from a South American “”shrinking”” frog could be used to treat type 2 diabetes also.

Lori Dzarnowski, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has reviewed the new book Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes, by Jack Challem and Ron, M.D. Hunninghake. Click here to find out why patients will want this book.

Carrie Wicker, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, has spent considerable time with the Diabetes Conversation Map Kit, offered by Merck and HealthyI and after using it herself, she offers you a review of what is good about it.

The amount of fat a person accumulates in relation to their body size as they grow into adulthood, not their birth size or their growth per se, influences their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, results of a new study suggest.

People with type 1 diabetes who undergo total hip or knee replacement generally fare worse than people with type 2 diabetes, who in turn do worse than non-diabetic patients, according to study findings.

Italian scientists are testing a new diet pill that turns into a clear, gelatinous blob the size of a tennis ball that may help shrink waistlines by giving dieters a sense of satiety.

Women had higher expectations of the benefits of self-management along with more depressive symptoms

Researchers say reversing that pattern offers hope of new diabetes treatments

With the epidemic of diabetes, the annual number of diabetics who have a heart attack has doubled over the past ten years, researchers say.

An increased rate of albuminuria was found in people who reported drinking several sugary (nondiet) soft drinks daily, compared with those who reported drinking one or fewer sugary soft drinks per day. Mounting evidence linking high consumption of fructose to an increased risk of kidney disease could have clinical implications …