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Foreword to the Second Edition       It is difficult to conceive of a disease more likely to cause psychological problems than diabetes.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is associated with an increased risk of developing new-onset alcohol abuse, according to findings from a study of 340 patients who underwent the procedure.…

Patients who use a pedometer to record the number of steps they take each day after gastric bypass surgery are more active and may be healthier.…

  Men apparently develop type 2 diabetes with less weight gain than women a finding that may help explain why men have higher rates of diabetes in many parts of the world….

Men aged 60 years or older who have elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa), according to the investigators. They also are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive PCa.…

Maggots are an effective, low-cost salvage option to debride poorly vascularized, infected wounds in patients with diabetes, especially when vascular remediation is not possible….

Tight glucose control won’t mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.…

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Before the advent of blood glucose meters, discovering how much of an effect female hormones have on insulin action was impossible. If you’re female, past puberty, and still young enough to be menstruating, then you’ll want to find out more about factoring your time of …

Dementia risk may rise when glucose gets out of control, particularly after meals, according to a longitudinal study.…

According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…