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Overweight, middle-aged people who don’t exercise are at high risk of Type II diabetes, but modest exercise alone can improve their odds.

An apple a day may not be enough to keep the doctor away but, according to a new study, five apples just might.

Microvascular damage may play a role in the initial development of diabetes.

Orlistat (Xenical) has a beneficial effect on HbA1c levels, fasting plasma glucose and waist circumference in patients with baseline hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels of 8 percent or greater.

The patients with type 2 DM with both diabetic parents are 9.9 years younger than those without family history of diabetes.

It stops juvenile diabetes in its tracks, allowing patients to reduce insulin injections and control their disease better.

Microvascular disease may predict subsequent development of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Study determines the factors that predict the incidence of ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia in children. Diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia are acute complications of type 1 diabetes that are related, respectively, to insufficient or excessive insulin treatment. However, little is known about additional modifiable risk factors.

In Kuwait, research found that “the percentage of diabetic individuals who were in the highest 20% of CRP values were four times more likely to be suffering from cardiovascular disease compared to those who were in the lowest 20% of CRP,” according to Nabila Abdella, MB, CHP, FRCP, Professor of …

It is still controversial that a decrease in the ability of insulin to increase endothelial NO release results in impaired insulin-mediated vasodilatory response.