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Adding to earlier research, a new study has identified a genetic variation that increases the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in type 2 diabetes patients with poor sugar glucose (glycemic) control.

In people with type 2 diabetes, intensive drug therapy to significantly lower “bad” LDL cholesterol reduces the thickness of the carotid arteries, the major arteries in the neck that supply oxygen to the brain, research shows.

A group of researchers conducted a study to investigate the role of blood glucose (BG) variability in glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Memory improved when carbs reintroduced to diet. Eliminating carbohydrates from your diet may help you lose weight, but it could leave you fuzzy headed and forgetful, a new study suggests.

In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have shown that continually monitoring blood pressure (BP) — called ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) — is a predictor of future cardiovascular events in patients with resistant hypertension, but office BP is not .

Long-term treatment with fenofibrate, a type of fibrate drug often used to lower cholesterol, does not reduce coronary plaques or signs of “atherosclerosis” in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a published report.

Sugar as addictive as cocaine, heroin, studies suggest. Start your day with protein.

Long-term use of a class of drugs for type 2 diabetes doubles a woman’s risk of breaking a bone, research suggests.

Cranberry supplements are effective in reducing atherosclerotic cholesterol profiles.

Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person’s body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study