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Severe gum disease may hasten death in people with diabetes, new study findings suggest.

British researchers report, that in women with gestational diabetes, a postnatal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) may only be necessary in women whose postnatal fasting plasma glucose is 6.0 mmol/L or more

Little data is available on the long-term efficacy of one of the main drugs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, metformin.

That, in contrast to post-load hyperglycemia, as the principal measurable determinant of exposure to the risk of cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes.

Researchers said on Thursday they had found a new class of drugs that might attack diabetes on more than one front — and that could be taken as a pill

Approximately 7% of pregnancies will be affected in 2003, up from 4% in 200.

The degree of glycemic control is related to cognitive performance in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Increased risks are associated with pregnancies among women with untreated impaired glucose tolerance.

According to new report, using a modified version of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) definition, diagnosis of metabolic syndrome predicts an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and new-onset diabetes in men.

Statin use does not appear to protect postmenopausal women from fractures, which is contrary to some early reports.