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Plasma levels of norepinephrine, insulin, and leptin can help to predict which patients will rebound after a successful weight loss program.

Enlarged waist circumference is associated with a syndrome of lipid over-accumulation and increased mortality.

The presence of generalized or focal retinal arteriolar narrowing in patients with type 1 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of lower extremity amputations, independent of glycosylated hemoglobin levels and blood pressure.

Lack of insulin can lead to serious health consequences such as diabetes.

Adding inhaled insulin to an oral antihyperglycemic (OHA) treatment regimen can significantly improve glycemic control for patients with type 2 diabetes who are unable to achieve a satisfactory response with OHAs alone.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for cardiovascular disease but without overt nephropathy exhibit a slow but significant course of renal insufficiency.

Single daily dose injections of either NPH insulin, biphasic insulin aspart, or biphasic human insulin in combination with metformin are equally effective strategies for starting type 2 diabetes patients on insulin therapy.

Lipid abnormalities remain common in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes even though they adhere to current dietary recommendations.

Health experts warned that, obesity affects three times more people in Britain now than it did 20 years ago and levels could soar to 40% of the population within a single generation.

Ezetimib (Zetia) reduced levels of C-reactive protein by 33.3% when used in combination with simvastatin