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Older diabetic patients treated with rosiglitazone are at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure than patients treated with pioglitazone, a new analysis of Medicare beneficiaries suggests.

Elevated blood viscosity and hematocrit are associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, according to a new report

Intense exercise training can help normalize muscle metabolism in people with type 1 diabetes, which could result in “clinically important health benefit.”

Automated telephone self-management (ATSM) support with nurse care management is cost-effective among patients with diabetes, according to the results of a study.

Medicare proposal deems some obese individuals too slim for coverage. Medicare, the U.S. government’s largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to show it can improve their health.

The fatter you are, the more likely you are to have a heart attack earlier in life, 12 years sooner for the most obese, a new study shows.

The presence of metabolic syndrome negatively affects cardiovascular risk profile and response to treatment in hypertensive postmenopausal women.

Bayer will pay $97.5 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it paid kickbacks to 11 medical suppliers to boost sales of its diabetes products.

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