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JANUVIA (sitagliptin phosphate)is an investigational once-daily medicine with a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. If approved, JANUVIA would potentially be the first in a new class of oral medications (DPP-4 inhibitors) that enhances the body’s own ability to lower blood sugar when it is …

A laser technique that uses ultraviolet energy to restore blood flow to blocked arteries may help people with advanced diabetes avoid one of the most devastating complications of the disease — amputation.

After six and 12 months, individuals on low-carbohydrate diets had increased total cholesterol levels and LDL levels. However, they also had lower triglyceride levels and higher HDL or “good” cholesterol levels.

Patients who received intensive therapy were 64 percent less likely to have symptoms and signs, respectively, of neuropathy.

An increase in sensitive markers of endothelial dysfunction, among them soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin), is associated with an elevated risk of diabetes type 2 in middle-age adults.

Reductions in fasting plasma glucose levels in diabetic patients who were in relatively good control,” are accompanied by corresponding improvements in cognition.

Eating a red grapefruit a day could reduce cholesterol by 15 per cent and triglycerides by 17 per cent and protect against heart disease.

Treating depression in elderly individuals with diabetes is cost-effective, showing a savings of 1100 dollars a patient.

The study, of 1,740 eighth-graders at 12 U.S. schools, found that half were overweight or on the verge of becoming overweight — one of the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

French headed for similar obesity, diabetes and heart problems as U.S.