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In the absence of substantial weight loss, regular exercise is required for sustained improvements in glucose homeostasis.

The combination of low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

When people with diabetes undergo coronary artery stenting to open clogs, women are more at risk for major adverse events than men.

Glargine is associated with slightly but significantly lower A1c and with fewer hypoglycemic events than ultralente insulin used as a basal insulin for treatment of type 1 diabetes.

Glucon Continuous Glucose Watch uses Photoacoustics to map the influence of the glucose on the optical properties of the blood inside blood vessels. The company’s desktop prototype device, is currently undergoing extensive clinical trials. Suzuken Co., Ltd, Japan’s largest pharmaceuticals distributor, invested $14.8 million in Glucon to acquire exclusive rights …

Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN continues to explain fats this week helping you to help your patients understand the process for Choosing the Right Oils and Fats If you’ve gotten this far into the book, you know that there is a tremendous amount of information on fats and oils and …

HbA1c testing helps predict the likelihood that patients will develop diabetes in the future.

Despite normal growth and maturation, young people with type 1 diabetes appear to lag in bone development.

In preschool children with type 1 diabetes, twice-daily insulin injections fail to provide adequate glycemic control, with frequent and prolonged episodes of either hypo- or hyperglycemia.

Findings from a new study suggest that C-peptide replacement may be a useful treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy that occurs under insulin-deficient conditions.