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VEGETABLES offer more protection against diabetes than fruit or cereal, new research shows.

Investigators have made the first attempt at developing age- and sex-specific lipoprotein threshold concentrations for adolescents. The major advantage of the new cutoff points is that they reflect the natural fluctuations in cholesterol levels that occur with growth and maturation, say the authors.

A systematic review in the August 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides an overview of primary and secondary interventions for diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Depression care management may reduce 5-year mortality in older primary care patients with both depression and diabetes, according to the results of a new study,

Patients with tuberculosis and diabetes do not respond as well to tuberculosis therapy as those who are non-diabetic, Dutch researchers report.

Whole grains may help prevent type 2 diabetes, with consistent results across studies, researchers said.

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego has determined the structure of a protein found in cells that shows potential as a target for the development of new drugs to treat diabetes.

Glucose Problems in Certain Brain Cells May Be a Red Flag of Type 2 Diabetes Risk

For each additional $100,000 in the median price of homes, researchers found, obesity rates in a given ZIP code dropped by 2 percent.

The long-acting insulin glargine has lipid-lowering effects that investigators believe are independent of its effect on blood sugar, according to results of two trials presented at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago.