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A program of high-intensity progressive resistance training (PRT) improves glycemic control and metabolic abnormalities in older patients with type 2 diabetes.

Nateglinide better suited to patients with isolated postprandial hyperglycemia or those with very irregular eating habits.

Study shows an 18% increase in usual lifespan by reducing fat mass.

An increase in subcutaneous abdominal fat appears to increase fasting insulin levels in growing children, according to a report in Obesity Research.

The longer patients on dialysis wait for kidney transplants once they develop “end-stage” kidney failure, the poorer their outcomes.

The prevalence of diabetes rose from 7.3% to 7.9%

Bedtime glucose levels should determine whether a bedtime snack is necessary for adults with insulin-dependent diabetes, say Canadian researchers.

Babies fathered by men with diabetes are likely to be significantly smaller than other babies.

More people are surviving heart attacks but, more and more people are also developing heart failure.

Level of LDL cholesterol reduction observed with statin therapy is significantly less than estimated by package inserts, that from researchers.