Women with diabetes may lose more weight if they not only diet and exercise, but also talk about why they need to make a change, a new study suggests.

The study,…

Eating low-fat dairy products may help slightly lower the risk of developing diabetes, a new study of more than 40,000 middle-aged men suggests.

Each additional serving of low-fat dairy per…

Diabetes damages DNA in men’s sperm and may affect fertility, UK research suggests. Diabetes is a well-recognised cause of male sexual dysfunction but is not, currently, seen as a cause…

A slice of cherry pie a day may help stave off heart disease, research has found.

The fruit also lowers cholesterol levels and may…

In the most comprehensive look at genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes to date, a U.S.-Finnish team, working in close collaboration with two other groups, has…

The use of insulin glargine, a man-made type of insulin, for diabetes during pregnancy does not increase the risk of complications for the developing baby, findings from a pilot study indicate.

As you’re hitting the gym and avoiding fast food in your battle against the bulge this New Year, you could also be decreasing your risk of diabetes, a Medical…

Older people with diabetes are at greater risk of fracturing their hip than older people without diabetes, research hints.

The researchers compared hip fracture rates among 197,412 Ontario residents at…

A therapy that includes stem cell transplantation induced extended insulin independence in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to a preliminary study in the…

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a protein called Rab10 as an important partner in the insulin-mediated uptake of glucose by cells, opening…

New research indicates that a significant number of Jamaican adolescents and young adults are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a disease once seen almost exclusively in middle aged and…

Exposure to agricultural pesticides in the first-trimester increases a woman’s risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, research shows.

Previous studies have examined the relationship between pesticides and diabetes,…

It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type…

Women with “pre-diabetes” may show signs of impending heart trouble long before the same warning signs show up in men, a new study suggests.

As its name implies, pre-diabetes…

Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, have found that for diabetic children who are able to maintain strict control of their blood sugar (glucose) with…

Changing how critically ill patients are treated with hydrocortisone could reduce hyperglycemia. The results of a randomized controlled clinical trial, published today in the journal Critical…

Researchers said on Sunday they had homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent of the genetic risk for type 2 diabetes.

They identified…

In older patients with long-standing diabetes, toenails that are thickened and discolored often suggest a fungal infection, according to a presentation at the Council of Nail Disorders in…

Diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the United States and a growing epidemic worldwide. Now, researchers are finding evidence that chiropractic adjustments might be able to make a valuable contribution…

The nutritional status of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease can be maintained or even improved before they begin hemodialysis. However, the nutritional status deteriorates in those who have…

A recent study by a Saint Louis University researcher confirms findings that about half of the U.S. population has a version of a gene that causes…

Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction - Viagra, Levitra and Cialis - are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found.

The introduction…

Pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes mellitus in individuals with impaired glucose

Changing to a healthier lifestyle appears to be at least as…

Young children with type 1 diabetes tend to have adequate dietary intake of most micronutrients, according to results of a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic…

Adding a daily check of foot temperature with an infrared skin thermometer to standard diabetic foot therapy can significantly reduce the recurrence of foot ulcers, doctors in Texas and Chicago…