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Fasting plasma glucose may be the best predictor of risk of new-onset diabetes in hypertension patients….

Researchers found that adding margarine enriched with omega-3 fatty acids as a dietary intervention did not prevent second heart attacks in older men and women at risk for worsening heart disease….

A small trial suggests a moderate weight loss induced by a hypocaloric diet (low calorie diet) may help protect cardiac function in obese women….

Conventional wisdom says weight gain is inevitable with menopause and that losing weight is difficult but a new study questions this wisdom….

Researchers from Purdue University recently announced that they have developed a new type of biosensor for diabetes testing that detects glucose in saliva, tears, and urine….

Alan Mathis, PharmD Candidate 2013, University of Florida College of Pharmacy The pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction. In addition, the presence of high levels of glucagon in the blood also seems to play an important role in the disease. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a …

Dr. Denise Faustman’s announcement of the results of a small study of a handful of type 1 patients showing the regeneration of beta cells with the use of a TB vaccine that has been available for years is causing a controversy in the medical community…. If the findings do hold …

Type 2 diabetes patients on statin drugs have lower mortality risk….

Metformin was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among diabetic patients….

A meta-analysis of 21 trials showed that the risk of pancreatic inflammation was reduced in patients with normal or mildly increased triglycerides when they took statin drugs….