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The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with a significantly higher risk of incident ischemic stroke, and there is a clear dose-response relationship between the number of MetS components and stroke risk, researchers report.

The 2 major types of bariatric procedures for obese patients — bypass surgery and restrictive surgery — have different effects on gut hormone secretion, and thus on insulin secretion and sensitivity, and needs to be considered when choosing a surgical approach for severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in veterans, according to a new report.

Individuals with the metabolic syndrome, which is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, and diabetes may also have an increased risk of vascular dementia, but not Alzheimer’s disease.

New research on the brain suggests that women unconsciously have a tougher time resisting their favorite foods than men do.

TZDs and exenatide have modest but beneficial effects on glycemic control and are relatively safe in regard to the adverse events studied. Which one produced the better results?

Randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy of selected beta- blockers in systolic heart failure, but the comparative effectiveness of different beta-blockers in practice is poorly understood.

Survey finds communication gap between patients and physicians and other barriers are making weight loss difficult. Only 60% of physicians recommend weight loss to their diabetic patients.

More people are afraid of being in a plane crash, hit by lightning or bitten by a snake than developing diabetes, according to a recently announced American Diabetes Association survey. In 2007, 233,619 people died from diabetes and 491 died from aviation accidents.

Most times when we talk about teenagers and diabetes we are talking about type 1 patients, but with the large increase in adolescent cases of type 2 diabetes, all practitioners are likely to see these patients. Since there is not as much urgency with type 2 diabetes, parents often do …