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Pregnant women who were diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with birth defects, researchers report.

According to researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over the past few years, a growing number of patients with diabetes have adopted routine measures to prevent complications.

Metformin used by mothers is safe for their breastfed infants.

More than a third of Canadian children aged 2 to 11 are overweight, and half that number are obese, which will make the rates of diabetes and CVD SOAR!, according to newly published Statistics Canada data.

People who find it hard to lose all the weight they want, need to know that even losing modest amounts of weight can pay off in better health.

Hypertension in adolescence may be an early manifestation of insulin resistance syndrome.

In patients with type-2 diabetes, metformin has been shown to be safe and effective, negating criteria limiting its use, according to Israeli researchers.

How food is prepared may be as important as what is eaten, for diabetics, and perhaps the general population as well, investigators suggest.

Following a calorie-restricted diet has been shown to slow the effects of aging on the muscles, brain and heart.

A 3 part series to help motivate your patients to better self care