Blacks and Hispanics with diabetes are more likely than whites to require repeat hospitalization for complications related to their condition, according to a new report.
Read More »New Needle Free Insulin Injector Shows Same Adsorption as Needles
Results Show No Significant Differences Between Needle-Free and Syringe Delivery of Insulin Lispro
Read More »Stress Does Not Effect Blood Sugars During Fasting
For type 1 diabetes patients, a episode of psychological stress significantly slows the decline in blood sugar concentrations following a spike after food intake — but has no effect on sugar levels during fasting — a new study shows.
Read More »Life-extending Protein Keeps Blood Sugar in Control
A protein that extends lifespan in yeast, worms, and flies keeps blood sugar under control in mice.
Read More »Metformin Added to Insulin in Pediatric Type 1 Patients
Metformin is safe and may represent a useful adjunct to the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adolescents and young adults.
Read More »Increasing Sugar Processing in The Liver Can Lower Blood Sugar
Researchers have shown that increasing the concentration of a key regulator involved in glucose metabolism can improve the way the liver produces and disposes of the sugar glucose.
Read More »Non-invasive Imaging Helps to Predict Type 1 Diabetes and Response to Treatment
Physicians may be able to identify individuals with preclinical type 1 diabetes, and to assess the effectiveness of therapies.
Read More »Insulin Resistance Detectable 20 Years Before Type 2 Diabetes Onset
New Research now provides new information on the early steps in the development of IR and suggests why insulin-resistant people easily gain weight.
Read More »Hormone Linked to Sugar Control in Diabetics
High blood levels of a hormone called adiponectin are associated with improved sugar
Read More »U.S. FDA Refuses to Pull Abbott Obesity Drug Merida
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a consumer group’s petition to withdraw Abbott Laboratories Inc.’s obesity drug Meridia (sibutramine).
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