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New data presented this week have shown that low serum vitamin-D levels are associated with a higher prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) [1]. The association was observed in a large, nationally representative sample and was present even after adjustment for multiple cardiovascular risk factors, report investigators.

Administration of octreotide (brand name Sandostatin, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) increases serum glucose levels in patients with sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia, according to a report in the April Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Breakfast is more than just an eye-opener that helps you transition from sleep to the day ahead. Eating breakfast, especially one that includes whole grains, reduces your risk for heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and heart failure.

In patients with cystic fibrosis, diabetes is common early in life and is linked with impaired nutrition and growth, increased rates of terminal respiratory failure, and death, French researchers report.

Of the 4750 patients in the trail, 6 got lung cancer and Pfizer concluded that there were too few cases to determine a relationship between inhaled insulin and cancer.

The medications known as statins, typically prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels, may also modestly reduce blood pressure, according to a new report in JAMA

Just vigorous walking for about an hour a day five times a week can chop a dozen years off the biological age of persons 64 and older, according to a new research.

Scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have discovered a novel signaling pathway between three organs – the gut, the brain, and the liver – which lowers blood sugar when activated.

Have you tried to refer a child to a pediatric endocrinologist lately? According to the Journal of Pediatrics it may be harder than you think. For every 290 children with diabetes in the United States, there is only one board-certified pediatric endocrinologist, and 2 states, Montana and Wyoming reported no …

Publishers comment: This is another study that is flawed. Educating patients properly in the use of self monitoring can teach patients which foods are good and bad for them and can demonstrate the benefits of physical activity, if they are taught what the numbers mean in preventing the complications. It also can …