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New Diabetes Guidance and Management in the Palm of Your Hand with Sensei Mobile Phone Application

Results of the Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) released last week by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation demonstrate how employers and pharmacists can work together to help people with diabetes manage their disease and reduce health care costs

A child’s inability to delay gratification at age 4 predicted an increased likelihood of being overweight at age 11, data from an NIH-sponsored study showed.

Metformin may have long-term benefits in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Add-on metformin improved glycemic control and reduced body weight and insulin requirements.

The majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function, according to a new study.

Individuals who reduced added sugar intake by the equivalent of 1 can of soda per day or increased fiber intake by the equivalent of a cup of beans showed improvements in key risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, specifically in insulin secretion and visceral fat.

A striking new study says almost one in five American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly one-third of them obese.

In diabetic men treated with statins, particularly atorvastatin, evaluating androgen status using total testosterone may cause diagnostic error, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.

Why is it that not everybody who is overweight develops diabetes, and not every person with diabetes is overweight? That’s where the disease gets complicated

Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study.