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The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased dramatically over the past several decades, suggesting significant contributions by changes in diet and lifestyle over time….

Plasminogen is an acute phase protein and precursor to plasmin, which digests fibrin, the essential portion of a blood clot….

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived protein that plays an important role in glucose and lipid metabolism….

Over twelve and half million Americans currently have heart disease and 1.1 million are expected to have a serious heart event each year….

Diabetes mellitus can lead to many acute and chronic complications. The chronic complications are mainly the result of longstanding damage to blood vessels….

The exact mechanism of extracellular matrix accumulation and proteinuria is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Hyperglycemia directly leads to….

Kombiglyze XR FDA Approves Combo Pill for Diabetes: A pill combining saxagliptin (Onglyza) and extended-release metformin as a once-daily diabetes medication has won FDA approval. See this week’s Item #6.  

Hypothyroidism is associated with increased HbA1c and glycated albumin levels despite normal blood glucose levels, which can lead to misdiagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes, researchers report….

Defining the ideal injection techniques when using 5-mm (3/16 inch) needles or longer in children and adults is important to prevent from injecting intramuscular instead of intradermally and increasing the risk for hypoglycemia….

A new study has linked the popular over-the-counter dietary supplement glucosamine with a risk of developing diabetes….