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Researchers speculate that insulin problems could damage blood vessels in the brain. Men who develop diabetes in middle age may be at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a Swedish study finds.

Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine. Biochemists described how proteins in gator blood may provide a source of powerful new antibiotics to help fight infections associated with diabetic ulcers, severe burns, and …

A study has found evidence that pregnant women with periodontal (gum) disease have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes than pregnant women with healthy gums.

This week’s new tool is all about dental health and diabetes. Brian L. Mealey DDS, MS Department of Periodontics University of Texas San Antonio has written an opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity on the relationship of Diabetes mellitus and inflammatory periodontal diseases. Click here to read what he has …

For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease–appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test.

People with type 1 diabetes who undergo total hip or knee replacement generally fare worse than people with type 2 diabetes, who in turn do worse than non-diabetic patients, according to study findings.

The indicator plaster neuropad (IPN) is a new test that can be used by diabetic patients to identify peripheral neuropathy, according to a new published report in the February issue of Diabetes Care.

Two new studies again suggest that stroke mortality is higher in patients who are admitted to the hospital during nights and on weekends.

Several observational studies have suggested that using bariatric surgery to achieve significant sustained weight loss may be an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes.

For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a new study.