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Every year, more than 330,000 people die in the region of the Americas due to causes related to diabetes. Diabetes affects approximately 28 million people in the region One of the most serious problems in Latin America and the Caribbean, both in terms of public health and economic burden, is …

New findings in mice suggest that skipping the occasional meal may be good for your health.

A drop in A1c has a corresponding rise in HDL.

Rofecoxib significantly increased systolic blood pressure, while celecoxib (Celebrex) and naproxen did not.

Diabetic women and patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are at greater risk of cardiac death than other diabetic patients.

Researchers have identified a protein in wheat called Glb1 which may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.

Metformin prevented diabetes a substantial 25% after withdrawal. The benefits of metformin in preventing diabetes appear to persist in some patients after the drug has been discontinued, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

In women, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes seems to be unaffected by their consumption of sugar, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

Eplerenone with enalapril reduces elevated potassium levels.

Over 2 years, 31% had no lipid profile and 24% had only one lipid profile.