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Long-term treatment with fenofibrate, a type of fibrate drug often used to lower cholesterol, does not reduce coronary plaques or signs of “atherosclerosis” in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a published report.

Sugar as addictive as cocaine, heroin, studies suggest. Start your day with protein.

Long-term use of a class of drugs for type 2 diabetes doubles a woman’s risk of breaking a bone, research suggests.

Cranberry supplements are effective in reducing atherosclerotic cholesterol profiles.

Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person’s body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study

Elderly patients assigned to once-daily sitagliptin experienced significant reductions in blood glucose without the risk for hypoglycemia in a new study.

A new University of Illinois study suggests that we may pay a price for ingesting too much fructose. According to lead author Manabu Nakamura, dietary fructose affects a wide range of genes in the liver that had not previously been identified.

Scientists have identified 12 new genes that link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes.

Researchers have discovered high doses of thiamine – vitamin B1 – can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease.

A too-fast heartbeat in early adulthood is a warning sign for increased risk of cardiovascular problems decades later on, a Japanese study suggests.