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The findings confirm suspicions that serving sizes have grown ever larger and may be contributing to the rising rates of diabetes and obesity in the US. Just a an additional 100 calories a day can translate into 10 extra pounds a year

In a major departure, the AHA said—for the first time—that a recommended nutrient could alternatively be consumed as a supplement.

New marker sialic acid can predict the onset of diabetes even before weight gain or abnormal blood sugar levels occur.

Insulin sensitizers may benefit nondiabetic patients with hypertension.

Tissue switching could lead to new diabetes treatment.

Rosiglitazone and metformin monotherapy have different effects on adipose tissue distribution and glucose uptake in type 2 diabetics.

Diabetic children with treated asthma experience significantly fewer episodes of hypoglycemia and better glycemic control than do children with diabetes alone.

Intense, long-term intervention for Type 2 diabetes cuts risk of cardiovascular (CV) and microvascular events by about half.

Topical oxygen successfully heals difficult-to-treat wounds, according to a case series published in the January issue of Pathophysiology.

Hypertension is more likely to be inadequately controlled in diabetic patients than in nondiabetics.