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You’ve probably heard that Medicare now covers an additional set of preventive services, such as intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease risk and obesity, and screening for depression. But do you know the rules concerning these services or the G-codes for them?…

Millions of people with diabetes won’t die from that disease but instead from heart disease.…

Study finds gradual decline in insulin production, which could extend treatment options….

Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.…

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potent regulator of sensitivity to insulin….

Children and adolescents participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity have a lower cardiometabolic risk profile. Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity was associated with improvements in waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and insulin in participants regardless of the amount of time they spend sedentary….

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and gestational diabetes are associated with a greater predicted risk of future cardiovascular disease.…

Excess mortality rates persist among adults with young-onset diabetes, and are mainly due to ESRD and CAD.…

Control of blood sugar and catching early signs of damage may help prevent advanced kidney disease and death….

Besides improving patients’ glucose numbers researchers saw improved metabolic features such as reductions in waist circumference….