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Significant weight loss achieved and maintained by diabetic subjects.

Persons with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than persons on a diet with an emphasis on high-cereal fiber.

A 2.5-mg dose of terbutaline at bedtime appears to prevent hypoglycemia during the night in patients with aggressively treated type 1 diabetes, without causing hyperglycemia the following morning, results of a pilot study indicate.

A new drug class is poised to make a splash in the diabetes market, according to a new report, “Diabetes Market Forecast to 2013”

The persistent difference in retinopathy complications between former intensive and conventional therapy for type 1 diabetes continues for years, but begins to decline within a decade, according to new data from the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study.

More and more patients with HIV are controlling their disease well. When viral loads are under control, patients often are seen by clinicians for other problems. Diabetes seems to be one of those problems that get a lot of attention. My current intern, Amanda Laurenzo, University of Florida PharmD candidate, …

Pig organs: Ready for humans at last? IN THE not too distant future, a person in need of a heart transplant could be offered a pig’s organ. That’s the hope of a group that met in China last week to agree global guidelines for the first clinical trials of “xenotransplants”.

Researchers have identified a molecule that tells your brain your stomach is full – signaling that it’s time to say no to a second piece of pumpkin pie and push back from the Thanksgiving table.

Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling paints for boats, as a wood and textile preservative, and as a pesticide on high-value food crops, among …

Regular exercise and a calcium-rich diet are two ways to help lower the risk of metabolic syndrome, according to a new study.