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The National Changing Diabetes((R)) Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, and several member associations recently urged President Obama and members of Congress to make the prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes, one of the nation’s most pervasive and costly diseases, a priority in reforming the U.S. healthcare system.

Researchers have found that the damaging substance begins showing up well before diabetes begins and rises along with blood sugar as the disease progresses. This may be a new target to provide a possible cure for Type 2 diabetes.

Reducing levels of a brain enzyme may curb appetite and boost energy, thereby helping people to control their weight, and reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new study.

A New Zealand biotech company began a trial last week that implanted cells from newborn pigs into eight human volunteers as an experimental treatment for their diabetes and the participants will not use immunosuppressant drugs.

The mothers health prior to conception is more important then previously thought. Maternal nutrition, protein intake and level of fat in the diet may cause epigenetic changes in the developing fetus that can have long-term health consequences.

Compared with patients with moderately controlled glucose levels, diabetic patients who have heart failure and either too high or too low glucose levels may be at increased risk of death, said researchers in a report.

People who adhere to a prudent diet, exercise regularly, and maintain a normal weight can significantly lower their lifetime risk of developing heart failure or hypertension, according to two new studies.

A low-carbohydrate diet may have effects similar to those of a low-fat diet on weight and hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes, but patients following the low-carbohydrate diet have a greater increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels after 1 year, according to the results of a …

High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are associated with the risk of ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in elderly diabetics, according to recent published findings.

Prevalence of obesity in black Americans is 50% higher than that of white Americans, with obesity rates in Hispanics falling roughly halfway between the two groups, according to new statistics released.