Articles

Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes is more common in the winter.

The NHS must pay more attention to the long term complications caused by type 2 diabetes, experts warned last week.

Plasma iron appears to be a powerful predictor of mortality.

The hormone dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, significantly reduces abdominal fat and improves insulin action in the elderly, a U.S. study has determined.

Those on Statins and Fibrates showed an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy greater then those on only statins.

Between 1950 and 1995, there was a 50% drop in the rate of incident cardiovascular events among patients with diabetes. But diabetic patients are still twice as likely to experience such events as people without diabetes.

Lifelong Obesity Linked to Brain Atrophy and Dementia Carrying too many extra pounds during your life may take its toll on your brain as well as your body, according to a new study.

New Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin for Diabetics A new drug called picotamide appears to be a more effective blood-thinner than aspirin for people with diabetes.

Children who are born prematurely, regardless of their actual birth weight, will have a 30% reduction in insulin sensitivity — a pre-diabetic condition that can lead to full-blown diabetes.

Diabetes Among Older Americans Cost $133.5 Billion in 1990s The average person with diabetes lost $2,800 in wages due to early retirement, $630 due to sick days, and $22,100 due to disability.