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A research team led by a scientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida has developed a molecule that can block the breakdown of insulin in the body. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating diabetes….

People with diabetes who have limited health literacy are at higher risk for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, according to a new study.…

Patients with higher fasting plasma glucose levels but within the normoglycemic range before kidney transplantation are at increased risk for developing new-onset diabetes after transplantation, according to recent research….

Women with Type 2 diabetes who ate more than 9 g of bran per day had a 35% lower risk for death from cardiovascular disease and a 28% lower risk for all-cause mortality compared with women who ate less bran, according to new study findings….

The aim of this study was to examine differences between adolescents and adults in persistence of the benefits of intensive therapy 10 years after completion of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)….

People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems. New methods can now help in screening for retinopathy…. 

Researchers are warning that, drinking two or more soft drinks a week can nearly double a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer…. 

It was not hypoglycemia from intensive control or intensive control itself that caused the increased deaths in the ACCORD study. This information will not be reported on every TV station as the original study results were, so it is your responsibility to inform your patients that intensive control that is …

Older women who have diabetes face another potential health challenge: colorectal cancer. Researchers from Mayo Clinic report that having diabetes more than doubles the risk of developing certain types of colorectal cancer among women older than 55…. 

Racial disparities could result in life-threatening hypoglycemia and increased complications….