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Some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications, a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease’s effects….

People on a high-dose regimen of the cholesterol drug Lipitor may have a slightly increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes — particularly if they have several of the classic diabetes risk factors….

Researchers suggested that, switching to duloxetine (Cymbalta) or pregabalin (Lyrica) can produce pain relief for patients with diabetic neuropathy who stop responding to gabapentin (Neurontin)….

Reducing dietary energy density has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce energy intakes and promote weight control. This effect appears most robust when a low energy dense preload is consumed before meals….

For the first time, sitagliptin has been found to affect fat distribution. Sitagliptin caused a redistribution of body fat from the abdominal fat deposits to deposits under the skin….

A meat-free diet seems to lower a person’s likelihood of having certain risk factors for diabetes or heart disease — and therefore may lower the risk of one day developing those illnesses….

Rates of foot and leg amputations in people with diabetes may have decreased in recent years….

A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented Type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease….

The increased use of fibrates contrasts with results from clinical trials showing no benefit of fibrate therapy in diabetic patients already taking statins….

In 450 BC, Hippocrates stated that, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” So what have we learned over the last 2461 years?…