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A trial comparing intensive and passive education in patients with diabetes.

Effective treatment of elevated post-prandial glucose levels in hyperglycemic patients may reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality associated with type 2 diabetes.

Testing patients who have had heart attacks for signs of diabetes before they leave the hospital may identify those with the highest risk of future heart attacks, researchers report.

Small doses of caffeine–even as little as that in one cup of coffee–can cause temporary stiffening of the blood vessel walls

An apple a day may not be enough to keep the doctor away but, according to a new study, five apples just might.

A hot question in biology these days is “How many genes do we have?” Perhaps a more important question is “How many proteins are encoded by our genes?”, because proteins actually do the work inside cells. The reason for the distinction is that some genes can give rise to many …

In my last article, I talked about motivation and its role in exercise and diet compliance. Recently, I attended the National American College of Sports Medicine conference in St. Louis and I thought I would share some of the highlights of the conference with our readers. Although this organization does …

Consider a hamburger. When most of us eat a burger, we stop thinking about it the moment the hunger pangs disappear. You may think about it for an extra few minutes if it was especially greasy and it gives you a stomachache, but that’s it. In fact, the really interesting …

A 24-hour insulin patch to provide painless, needle-free, basal insulin delivery for people with diabetes coming closer.

U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM FUELS GROWING DIABETES EPIDEMIC. Doctors need to “wake up” if they think serious complications of diabetes are inevitable in minority patients.