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Women with type 2 diabetes have a nearly twofold increased risk of developing primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the disease.

Diabetes in cystic fibrosis stems from a faulty gene that blocks the normal passage of salt and water through the body’s cells. It is this gene deficiency that is proposed to cause insulin-producing cells to malfunction.

There are hundreds of drugs and medical devices in the pipeline, hoping to capture part of the Future 350 Billion Dollar Industry. sensitivity, and a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Patients with type 2 diabetes may be able to achieve the same glucose control with fewer injections a day.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with significantly lower bone turnover and higher results on bone ultrasound measurements, even in a largely vitamin-D-deficient, elderly, female nursing home population.

Standard treatment for moderately inflamed gums around the teeth — periodontitis — can help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels under contro, dropping A1c 1.5 points.

This Weeks Cartoon by Theresa L. Garnero, ARNP, CDE. Issue 320

When you see people who are overweight (even if you’re one of them), do you automatically assume that they can’t possibly be physically fit? Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM shares more of her new best seller, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan. This week read: What does it mean to be …

A high normal A1c (HbA1c) reading might be a better, cheaper, and easier-to-use screening tool for prediabetes and diabetes than the laboratory-based oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

Patients who take Levemir (insulin detemir) twice daily can chose a convenient evening time for their second dose.