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Patients who received intensive therapy were 64 percent less likely to have symptoms and signs, respectively, of neuropathy.

An increase in sensitive markers of endothelial dysfunction, among them soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin), is associated with an elevated risk of diabetes type 2 in middle-age adults.

Reductions in fasting plasma glucose levels in diabetic patients who were in relatively good control,” are accompanied by corresponding improvements in cognition.

Eating a red grapefruit a day could reduce cholesterol by 15 per cent and triglycerides by 17 per cent and protect against heart disease.

Treating depression in elderly individuals with diabetes is cost-effective, showing a savings of 1100 dollars a patient.

The study, of 1,740 eighth-graders at 12 U.S. schools, found that half were overweight or on the verge of becoming overweight — one of the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

French headed for similar obesity, diabetes and heart problems as U.S.

Obesity may accelerate the onset of type 1 diabetes.

Prompts Insulin to Work Better

Recent optional goals set by the National Cholesterol Educational Program (NCEP) for low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are not being met by many millions of Americans.