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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain’s plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said last week.

For patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, pre-prandial glucose levels are generally more closely associated with long-term HbA1c levels than post-prandial glucose levels, according to a new study.

MannKind Corporation and Pfizer announced that MannKind will transition certain Exubera patients with a continuing need for inhaled insulin to MannKind’s inhaled insulin product, Technosphere(R) Insulin. Technosphere Insulin is an investigational product that has recently completed Phase 3 clinical trials.

A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a diet but did not exercise.

Lowering blood pressure and intensive glucose control are additive in reducing the risk of cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes, new results from the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease (ADVANCE) trial show.

Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities by up to 39%, according to a new study published in JAMA.

A study sponsored by Toronto, based Generex Biotechnology suggests that a novel glucose-delivering device, Glucose RapidSpray™, provides a higher degree of glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes, as well as greater compliance.

Multisystemic therapy, an intensive home-based family therapy initiative, reduces hospital admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, results of a new study recently published. 

Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.

A diet filled with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and low-fat dairy may help people lower their risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of their race or ethnicity, a new study suggests.