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Regular consumption of coffee and potentially black tea, but not green tea, is associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the results of a new study.

Any degree of abnormal glucose homeostasis during pregnancy is predictive of glucose intolerance 3 months after delivery, according to a new report.

Both excess body weight and a high plasma concentration of C-peptide predispose men with a subsequent diagnosis of prostate cancer to an increased likelihood of dying of the disease, according to the results of a long-term survival analysis.

Using a bolus calculator in determining insulin doses for meals showed to improve postprandial blood glucose, but not much effect on A1c results.

New research suggests that obesity not only increases the risk of first atrial fibrillation, it also increases the odds that paroxysmal atrial fibrillation will become permanent.

In a study sample of women, alcohol consumption was inversely associated with risk for type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a nested case-control study from the Nurses’ Health Study.

A large population-based study has identified a significant association between the severity of retinopathy and the incidence of nephropathy in patients with diabetes. In addition, disease severity appears to be linked to a family history of diabetes.

Overeating makes the brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, increased triglyceride stores in the heart can be mobilized by therapeutic prolonged caloric restriction.

Following a healthy diet or taking metformin may help to delay or prevent diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and impaired glucose tolerance, according to the results of a randomized controlled clinical trial.