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Alpha cells in the pancreas, which do not produce insulin, can convert into insulin-producing beta cells, advancing the prospect of regenerating beta cells as a cure for Type 1 diabetes….

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eli Lilly & Co.’s long-acting Byetta may be tied to increased cancer risk, a top U.S. regulator said, raising concerns that the experimental diabetes drug may need strict warnings….

Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based “vaccine,” researchers were able to successfully cure mice with Type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease….

Scientists have found two genetic regions that affect a baby’s size at birth and say one of them is also linked with developing diabetes in later life….

It’s a provocative prediction that, due to the obesity epidemic, Baby Boomers may outlive their children….

A panel of diabetes experts is encouraging efforts to increase understanding of the heterogeneity of Type 2 diabetes to achieve individualized treatments and improve treatment responses….

Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index — an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels — appears to be associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women but not men, according to a report….

The low carbohydrate, high protein diet was found to be safe and effective for weight loss in severely obese adolescents….

In a current study it was found that there are certain barriers for physicians that prevent them prescribing insulin much earlier in the treatment of diabetes….

Among elderly Americans, women and those with diabetes and dementia are most likely to find themselves in the Medicare Part D drug plan “doughnut hole”….