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In a randomized trial of patient-titrated insulin glargine with family physicians was compared with standard oral therapy.

A few weeks ago we had an article by the endocrinologist Irl Hirsch. What many of you may not know is that his brother James, also has diabetes and has written a book about his and other folks experiences with the disease. Leigh Anne Bowen, University of Florida Doctor of …

Embryonic Stem Cells Become Insulin Producing Beta Cells according to the biotechnology company Novocell , and verified by Dr. Camillo Ricordi, Director, Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. Our special reporter Linda Stine, has the inside scoop on this ground breaking work

Higher blood pressures in childhood correlated with higher levels in young adulthood, European researchers reported In a study of nearly 900 type 1 diabetics.

In a long-term follow-up study, angina symptoms in men and women in their 40s as reported on a short version of the World Health Organization’s Rose Angina Questionnaire were a major risk factor for premature death due to coronary heart disease (CHD).

We are aware of a range of risk factors, mostly related to the patients’ family history, overweight, and lifestyle, that contribute to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but now researchers have found markers that indicate endothelial dysfunction (changes in the cells which line the blood vessels) and sub-clinical …

The plasma concentration of asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA), a naturally occurring endogenous L-arginine metabolite, predicts cardiovascular outcomes in type 1 diabetics with diabetic nephropathy, according to a report in the April Diabetes Care.

In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, consumption of a low glycemic index diet may reduce glucose excursions and improve overall glycemic control, according to results of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.

The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. And the number of diabetic teenagers giving birth grew fivefold during the same period, according to the study, the largest …

A new report in Diabetes Care shows that a diet rich in soy protein appears to have a lasting beneficial effect on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys of people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.