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Researchers have identified a link between the occurrence of type 2 diabetes in adults and the presence of type 1 diabetes or pregnancy-related diabetes in their mothers.

Blood vessel damage sets stage for insulin resistance, heart disease, study finds

The indicator plaster neuropad (IPN) is a new test that can be used by diabetic patients to identify peripheral neuropathy, according to a new published report in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

A new analysis from the Northern Manhattan Study suggests that insulin resistance is associated with an increased risk for a first ischemic stroke and combined vascular events in nondiabetics.

Vain British men perceive themselves to be more than three inches slimmer than they really are and are ignoring a warning sign for diabetes.

Serum uric acid is a strong and independent risk factor for diabetes, according to findings published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

A new study suggests that eating lots of vegetables, but not fruits may help cut risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It remains unknown though why eating vegetables was linked to lower risk of the disease that affects tens of millions of Americans.

European health authorities have approved Eucreas, an oral tablet combining Galvus (vildagliptin) and metformin, as a new treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes. Eucreas is the first single-tablet combination of a member of the new DPP-4 inhibitor class with metformin to be approved in the European Union.

Despite a less favorable metabolic profile, a thiazide-like diuretic yielded similar or possibly superior cardiovascular disease outcomes in older patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome vs treatment with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.

Americans have a significantly higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, possibly because of additional risk factors and barriers to health care faced by those in the United States, says a new study.