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Lung impairment similar to that found in smokers has been found in a study that included 3,182 patients with diabetes and 27,080 control subjects. Researchers found that diabetes can damage the lungs in ways that are similar to smokers….

Obese adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found…  

Drinking lots of coffee and tea every day — even decaf — might keep diabetes away, new research shows.   Each additional cup of coffee consumed in a day was associated with a 7% reduction in the excess risk of diabetes….

A group that promotes education and awareness around diabetes is calling on the government and private insurers to use diabetes education as a cost-saving strategy….

Treating people with normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but elevated levels of C-reactive protein with statins would be cost-effective, researchers said, but they suggested that the practice could strain healthcare resources….

A program of counseling with extended follow-up in conjunction with self-monitoring and goal-setting is the best approach to affecting sustainable lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA)….

Obese patients lost similar amounts of weight over two years with either a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet, but the latter had a more favorable effect on HDL cholesterol, data from a randomized trial showed….