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A new study showed that changes in the position of a conventional insulin pump, relative to its infusion set, can significantly impact expected insulin delivery rates. The rates depending on how the insulin pump was worn varied from 74.5% of the expected delivery upward to 123.3% of expected delivery rates.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who have poor glycemic control and a certain genetic variation have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, according to a new study.

Traditional risk factors, such as obesity, are just as useful, studies find

A new study says A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet.

Consumer Health Sciences, findings demonstrated a significant impact of having prediabetes on the quality of life and work productivity of patients.

From just a year ago, the cost for diabetes was $173 billion. For 2007 the cost as risen to $218 billion US dollars. A new study, puts the total at $218 billion last year- the first comprehensive estimate of the financial toll diabetes takes.

First in Class Drug for Diabetes enters Phase 2b Clinical Testing. Metabasis announced that MB07803 which is designed to regulate glucose production in the liver by inhibiting an enzyme known as fructose 1,6- bisphosphatase (FBPase), a key component of the gluconeogenesis pathway is starting clinical trials. This means yet another …

We go to the gas pumps and fill up our car and then just press on the pedal and the car goes. But do you really know how that gas ends up moving your car? Did you know the same thing happens in your body Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, …

It is this time of year when you think of family and old friends, and your thoughts might turn to places you used to live or where you went to college. Well my college town made the headlines last week as America’s Fattest And Unhealthiest City.

Charcot Foot: A Potential Risk Factor for Diabetic Patients, is a valuable report on an under diagnosed problem written by Jennifer Webb, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, FAMU. You may want to print this out and hand it to your patients.