Glycemic control is poor in type 1 diabetes patients with idiosyncratic personal explanations for blood glucose events.

Researchers in England conducted a study…

The FOX01A variation is rare and is unlikely to contribute to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

According to recent research from the United States,…

The risk of diabetes is increased in grand multiparous women.

Researchers at the University of Auckland report, “We sought to determine the risk of diabetes and IGT/IFG with…

Diabetes screening may not be cost-effective unless treatment is highly effective.

“The cost-effectiveness of screening for diabetes is unknown but has been modeled previously. None of these models has taken account…

Acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, improves endothelial dysfunction in Goto-Kakizaki rats exhibiting repetitive blood glucose fluctuation.

According to recent research from Japan, “Several epidemiological studies have revealed that subjects…

Reports from Belgium, Japan and Wales highlight recent research in diabetes.

Study 1: Diabetes mellitus and fasting glucose are strongly predictors of a poor outcome in…

Reports from the United States and United Kingdom highlight recent research in diabetes.

Study 1: Consumption of both resistant starch and beta-glucan improves…

Treatment of high-risk patients with the oral antidiabetic drug Avandia reduces their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by nearly two thirds, researchers announced Friday.

Type 2 diabetes, the most common…

Europe’s growing diabetes epidemic could cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in eastern countries, an expert warned on Thursday.

More than 53 million Europeans, or 8.4 percent of the…

Over a 6-year period, 56 percent of African Americans with type 1 diabetes and retinopathy, a common diabetes-related complication that can lead to blindness if unchecked, showed progression of…

Treating “postprandial hyperglycemia” - the spike in blood sugar that occur after meals - with the drug Precose (also known as acarbose) does not delay the progression of early…

Individuals at risk for developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study, individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes…

Patients given a mix of modern blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills, researchers said on Wednesday.

A new analysis of…

A discovery at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes has identified a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes three to four times higher than previously thought…

More than two-thirds of children with type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes who receive intensive treatment are able to attain tight control of blood sugar in line with current recommendations,…

Type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes is associated with increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, particularly among men, according to a study reported in the American Journal of…

As schools across the country reopen their doors this fall, hundreds of sixth graders in 42 middle schools will begin taking part in a study sponsored by the National…

An analysis combining 11 separate research studies found that blacks with diabetes have poorer control of blood sugar than whites, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School…

Alcohol uses may increase type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance risk, but smoking does not.

In a recent report, researchers in Japan conducted a study “to…

Insulin resistance, a condition in which the body responds sluggishly to insulin and glucose levels tend to rise, not only bodes ill for the development of full-blown diabetes but also…

The effect of honey on blood sugar levels is the same no matter what its source, a new study shows. Tupelo, clover, buckwheat and cotton honeys had virtually…

In more cases than would normally be expected, people who develop type 2 diabetes have a history of carpal tunnel syndrome. The wrist nerve problem sometimes predates the onset…

Developing diabetes during pregnancy might be expected to motivate women to take better care of themselves, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. They have less healthy diets and…

Getting medical care before pregnancy can help women with diabetes control their blood sugar early in pregnancy, and can also reduce the risk of some complications, a new study shows.

Women…

The popular supplement chromium picolinate may help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar, and possibly avoid the weight gain that comes with certain diabetes drugs, a small study…