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A new analysis from the Northern Manhattan Study suggests that insulin resistance is associated with an increased risk for a first ischemic stroke and combined vascular events in nondiabetics.

Vain British men perceive themselves to be more than three inches slimmer than they really are and are ignoring a warning sign for diabetes.

Serum uric acid is a strong and independent risk factor for diabetes, according to findings published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

A new study suggests that eating lots of vegetables, but not fruits may help cut risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It remains unknown though why eating vegetables was linked to lower risk of the disease that affects tens of millions of Americans.

European health authorities have approved Eucreas, an oral tablet combining Galvus (vildagliptin) and metformin, as a new treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes. Eucreas is the first single-tablet combination of a member of the new DPP-4 inhibitor class with metformin to be approved in the European Union.

Despite a less favorable metabolic profile, a thiazide-like diuretic yielded similar or possibly superior cardiovascular disease outcomes in older patients with hypertension and metabolic syndrome vs treatment with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.

Americans have a significantly higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, possibly because of additional risk factors and barriers to health care faced by those in the United States, says a new study.

High prevalence of previously undetected glucose abnormalities was observed in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as reported by the GAMI (Glucose tolerance in Acute Myocardial Infarction) study

Kids who have less salt in their diets also consume fewer sugared soft drinks, researchers here said. Each reduction of 1 g/day in salt intake was associated with a reduction of 27 g/day of sugar-sweetened soft drinks among 4- to 18-year-olds.

Many people with type 1 diabetes and other insulin users are engaged in physically demanding exercise programs. These two things, Insulin and Exercise can be a deadly combination for our patients. This week Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM brings us part 2 of a series on Working with Diabetic Athletes …