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Researchers describe a “familial clustering” in retinopathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus. They observed a more than three-fold higher prevalence of retinopathy among siblings of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Family physicians can learn to identify patients with obvious retinopathy with the right equipment, but they still need to refer patients with diabetes to eye care specialists.

Atkins diet trimmed significantly more pounds and body fat in obese but otherwise healthy women than a traditional low-fat diet.

Prevention of dementia may emerge as a new indication for antihypertensive therapy.

Starting treatment with insulin early in the course of type 2 diabetes may improve metabolic control.

Quality of life and glycemic control improved after only 16 weeks of insulin pump therapy.

Officials from the VHA Health Foundation announced Monday a plan aimed at stemming rising diabetes rates in Hispanic and American Indian children.

While the risk of causing traffic accidents through hypoglycemia is higher in insulin-treated diabetics than in the general population, it is rare for such events to occur during driving.

Short-term oral treatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate significantly improves insulin sensitivity, according to results of a prospective study.

Pregnant women who were diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with birth defects, researchers report.