Diabetics can now use the wand-like, gooseneck TempTouch before they begin their day’s activities. A spike in temperature warns that an infection is brewing so they can stay off their feet until the threat of an ulcer subsides.

Age isn’t a factor when it comes to improving your health and leading a healthier lifestyle, say researchers in the US who suggest that a better diet and exercise is all that’s needed to live better, even if you’ve had an unhealthy lifestyle in the past.

Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd., and Andromeda Biotech Ltd., agreed to develop and commercialize DiaPep277, an innovative and advanced drug for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

New Studies Bring More Information on Obesity Trends is from our friends at the NASO, one study points out the effect of beverages on total caloric intake.

Obesity and diabetes linked to heart disease can also affect the incidence and severity of cancer, a collection of four new studies suggests.

Older depressed patients with diabetes who receive additional intervention for their depression are half as likely to die within 5 years as similar patients who not provided this intervention

Fitness research shows that when a computer talks the talk, even couch potatoes can be persuaded to walk the walk.

A lifestyle implementation trial was designed for the primary care setting. The goal was to determine whether findings from the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS),[1] which demonstrated a 58% reduction in diabetes with lifestyle intervention, could be replicated in a real-world clinical setting.

There is a high prevalence of eating disorders among girls with type 1 diabetes according to Canadian researchers. They also found that eating disturbances in this population are likely to persist over time.

In patients older than 65 with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin, insulin detemir may be a better choice than NPH insulin, based on an analysis of pooled data from randomized studies.In patients older than 65 with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin, insulin detemir may be a better choice than NPH …