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High blood pressure and prediabetes together may do more harm to the body than either one alone.

New study assesses increased risk of type 2, most beneficial method of raising vitamin D levels.

Since I am a diabetes educator who also specializes in obesity medicine, I see a lot of different responses to travel. For all, I see both weight loss and weight gain after travel. The interesting thing is for people with obesity, I see both. What I also find interesting is a lot of my patients who go to Europe tell me they eat pasta, more bread and other carbs, but when they lose weight, glucose levels improve. Why? Usually because they also tell me they are more active.

Diagnosis can be the first symptom of chronic diseases regardless of obesity.

Screening, treatment delay may hasten or increase cardiovascular disease risk.

New study shows patients with diabetes receiving more treatment thus reducing complications

Method to identify prediabetes found to impact risk of heart disease or death.

New research shows how estrogen treatment helps to control blood sugar levels after menopause.

Individuals with undiagnosed diabetes, prediabetes found to have high incidence of unrecognized chronic kidney disease.

Studies find greater risk reduction following treatment of patients with dyslipidemia.