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People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk of developing diabetes.…

A collaborative patient-centered approach might improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes who have a history of poor glycemic control.…

Niacin boosts HDL cholesterol without benefit for clinical outcomes in otherwise well-treated patients, according to a results of a halted, and perhaps inconclusive, clinical trial.…

A new report uncovered an overall wage differential between those of normal weight and those who are obese, especially when it comes to women. The research, demonstrates the impact obesity may have on a person’s paycheck.…

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in School-aged Children   1.6 Family Factors Related to Glycemic Control and Adherence Due to the relatively small number of children under the age of 6 with diabetes, there have been few, if any, studies on how family environment variables …

In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we review AGEs and their relation to complications of diabetes including retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and macrovascular disease….

iPro2 The FDA has approved Medtronic’s iPro2, a next-generation professional continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). The new 6-day evaluation system is designed to make continuous glucose monitoring easy for health care professionals and patients to use. It can be used to identify nocturnal hypoglycemia or postprandial hyperglycemia. The setup procedure …

For patients with type 2 diabetes, tight glycemic control does not reduce the risk of heart failure.…

Researchers have discovered that the desirable range for HbA1c levels is higher for diabetic patients on dialysis than guidelines recommend for the general diabetic population….

Type 2 diabetes prevention programs aimed at high-risk individuals with a family history of the disease may underuse psychological and motivational strategies that emphasize genetic susceptibility.…