Articles

Insulin pumps are vulnerable to determined hackers who could also remotely mess up the readings of blood-sugar monitors, a security researcher who has diabetes revealed at the Black Hat computer security conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.…

A newly-identified protein may hold the key to keeping appetite and blood sugar in check, according to a study by York University researchers.…

Eliminating health care disparities for black patients with diabetes begins with gaining cultural insight and tailoring educational efforts to individual patients….

A new study explains that improved erectile function, sexual desire and lower urinary tract symptoms are enhanced by weight loss in obese men with type 2 diabetes….

Hydrogen Sulfide,a foul-smelling gas with an odor resembling that of rotten eggs and sometimes called “swamp gas,” is generally associated with decaying vegetation, sewers and noxious industrial emissions. As strange as it may seem, it also plays a critical role in protecting blood vessels from the complications of diabetes, according …

Patients with hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease who maintained their systolic blood pressure at less than 130 mm Hg did not have improved cardiovascular outcomes compared to patients with usual blood pressure control, according to a study.…

Having more muscle mass can protect against insulin resistance and prediabetes, no matter overall body size, researchers said.… In a cross-sectional study, every 10% increase in the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to total body weight was associated with an 11% reduction in risk of insulin resistance and a 12% …

Menopause does not adversely affect diabetes risk or strategies to prevent diabetes in women who already have an increased risk for the disease, investigators reported.…

A low concentration of homoarginine in the blood appears to be a risk factor for sudden cardiac death and heart failure death among diabetic patients who require hemodialysis, researchers found.…

An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a new study.…