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A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Novo Nordisk is turning to stem cells in the hunt for a cure for diabetes by launching a new collaboration to develop a treatment for type 1 diabetes by programming stem cells to turn into insulin-producing cells.

End-stage renal disease rates rose following widespread introduction of high fructose corn syrup in the American diet, supporting speculation that fructose harms the kidney.

Adjunct metformin treatment was associated with sustained reductions of insulin dose and body weight for Type 1’s.

Novel insulin formulation provides for glucose-regulated insulin delivery.

In a head to head trial (LEAD 6), it showed that liraglutide, a human GLP-1 analog administered once daily was significantly more effective at improving blood glucose control (as measured by HbA1c) than exenatide, a GLP-1 mimetic administered twice daily.

A 2-day in-hospital group program of diabetes education, followed by individual support sessions every 3 months, significantly helped prevent or delay progression to type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.

At-risk individuals with an HbA1c test level of 5.4% or greater can signal undiagnosed diabetes and certainly prediabetes, according to new study findings.

Gastric bypass (GBP) surgery is an effective way for most patients to lose weight, but poor results are associated with diabetes and larger gastric pouch size, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.

Doctors should not routinely give aspirin to people with diabetes to help guard against a heart attack or stroke, a British study found on Friday.