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Despite significant gains in disease control over the last 6 years, nearly half of patients with diabetes failed to reach national treatment goals in 2006.

There is currently no evidence available of a superiority of rapid-acting insulin analogues over human insulin in the treatment of adult patients with diabetes mellitus type 1.

Italian scientists have invented a new diet pill that swells inside the stomach, giving its users the impression that they have already eaten.

Novartis expected to be in the market this year with Galvus, But the FDA is requiring more studies to determine Galvus’s safety, so they will not resubmit until probably mid-2009

People with food cravings want calories, not carbohydrates, says a news study from the US that may have implications for obesity.

A molecular compound found in red wine called resveratrol extends the life span of mice by up to 24 percent and up to 59 percent in other animals like flies and fish.

The review found that dieters focused on eating low GI foods dropped significantly more weight — about 2.2 pounds more — than participants on other diets. Low GI dieters also experienced greater decreases in body fat measurements and body mass index.

Good, old-fashioned diet and exercise might keep you young by reducing the action of insulin in the brain, researchers reported on Thursday.

In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.

For people with type 2 diabetes, it may not matter whether they cut fat or cut carbohydrates to trim down, as long as they lose weight, a small study suggests.