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Patients with diabetes undergoing coronary stent implantation for symptomatic acute coronary syndrome have a lower response to a 600-mg dose of clopidogrel, which was linked with a decrease in platelet response.

A new test, called the BIGTT test, simultaneously measures pancreatic beta-cell function, insulin sensitivity, and glucose tolerance.

According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age – but because of the obesity epidemic – they actually begin their older years fatter.

Adding the diabetes drug Actos to insulin does not improve blood sugar control and may cause weight gain in adolescents who have type 1 diabetes who show signs of insulin resistance.

Magnesium intake in young adults is inversely proportional to the risk for metabolic syndrome, and diabetes according to the results of a prospective study.

Regularly eating a diet supplemented with flaxseed oil may lower blood pressure and reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.

This week we are happy to bring you a special feature by Laura Plunkett., BA Psychology. Her book The Challenge of Childhood Diabetes recounts her strategies for raising a healthy child and addresses many of the fears and concerns parents often have. This week she discusses how to address your …

It has been described by Jay Skyler, a leading diabetologist, as the first in a new class of diabetic therapies, “Supra-Rapid Acting Insulin’s”, that can change the way diabetes is treated.

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that may play critical roles in causing blood vessel leakage in the eyes of people with two forms of diabetic retinopathy.

HDL-C and body weight increased and remained elevated.