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A new study examining the overall and gender-related effects of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) on insulin resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months post-surgery has found significant improvements in insulin resistance. The improvements occurred despite continuing obesity.

Diabetes may be damaging to sperm, which could affect men’s fertility

Pistachios, when eaten with some common high-carbohydrate foods, may actually slow the absorption of carbohydrates into the body, resulting in a lower than expected blood sugar level according to a study.  Pistachios have been shown to decrease risk factors for heart disease, however little has been known about the specific …

Spectroscopic measurement of dermal advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is a more effective and noninvasive technology for prediabetes and diabetes screening compared with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (A1c) tests, according to the results of a study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care.

Tart cherries may be good for more than just making pie. Researchers report that rats that received powdered tart cherries in their diet had lower total cholesterol, lower blood sugar, less fat storage in the liver and lower oxidative stress, compared with rats that didn’t receive cherries.

Use of thiazolidinediones (glitazones) is associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer in diabetic patients, according to a new report.

High fasting glucose was associated with risk for pancreatic, endometrium and urinary tract cancers.

Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection.

A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history.

Diabetic patients with cancer are often treated less aggressively and have a worse overall prognosis than those without diabetes.