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New data shows that an experimental inhaled insulin drug called Exubera is effective in controlling blood sugar levels in diabetics over prolonged periods of time.

Low chromium levels as measured in toenail clippings are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for patients with diabetes.

Ten Year study shows that just a half an hour’s walking a day can almost eradicate the risk of developing diabetes.

Statin use was associated with a 10-month delay before newly treated diabetic subjects needed to start insulin treatment.

New technology gives scientists a glimpse into the earliest stages of the inflammatory process leading to type 1 diabetes and the new findings one day may be useful for predicting whether and when diabetes will develop in humans.

First potential therapy in a new class of drugs under investigation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes known as incretin mimetics.

West Virginia, Ohio and Vermont have the Highest Death Rate for Diabetes in White Females and West Virgina, North Carolina and South Carolina have the Highest Death rate for Black Females. Hawaii has the lowest overall death rate for women, Colorado the lowest rate of obesity, and Minnesota ranks best …

They have potential to lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs. Blueberries, already known to help fight cancer and diabetes, may guard against heart disease as well.

First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study, showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain.

The vast majority of heart attacks can be predicted by nine easily measurable factors, that are the same in every region and ethnic group worldwide