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Switching to a low glycemic index (GI) diet from a high GI diet can result in improvements in insulin sensitivity, and may thereby lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight or obese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.

A nationwide survey of adults over the age of 40 has found that only 41% say they regularly take aspirin.

W. C. Willett, MD Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, has reviewed the latest studies of low carbohydrate food choices and answers the question of Low-Carbohydrate Diets: A Place In Health Promotion?

UCSF’s Dr. Jeffrey Bluestone and Columbia University’s Dr. Kevan Herold share their study, demonstrating for the first time that antibody therapy could essentially stop diabetes in its tracks 1 year later if used early after type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Long-term all-cause mortality rates among people diagnosed with celiac disease in childhood are threefold higher than population mortality rates.

Vitamin D does not seem to be associated with glycemic control in subjects with diabetes mellitus, according to findings presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 16th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress (AACE)

Once-daily treatment with liraglutide, an investigational drug injectable agent for type 2 diabetes, improved beta cell function, by 114% and increased first phase insulin secretion by 124%

Nearly a third of the estimated 18 million Americans with type 2 diabetes have chronic kidney disease, and about 20% have diabetic eye disease and foot problems, a surveillance report shows. 

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Argentine scientists have created four cloned and genetically modified calves capable of producing human insulin in their milk.