For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, with limited success. The “reprogramming” of related alpha cells into beta cells may one…

A staggering one in eight Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll suggests.

And more than one third of those polled have…

A new study conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that vitamin intake may play a significant role in cases of adult-onset type 1 diabetes, a disease commonly…

From diabetes statistics taken in 2011, 8.3 million people have diabetes, 18.8 million are diagnosed, 8.8 million are undiagnosed, and 79 million individuals within the U.S. are pre-diabetics.

Type 1, 2…

More patients with diabetes are meeting targets than was the case a decade ago, but there is still room for improvement, especially within certain subgroups, researchers found.

About half…

More people are meeting recommended goals in the three key markers of diabetes control, according to a study conducted and funded by the National Institutes of…

People who eat a lot of low-fiber and processed foods that quickly spike blood sugars may, not surprisingly, have a significantly higher risk of the most common form of diabetes, according…

Newly published results from a randomized controlled clinical trial in the Pacific U.S. territory of American Samoa add clear evidence for the emerging idea that community health workers can meaningfully…

Diets lean on meat and rich in healthy fats like olive oil were most effective at promoting weight loss and lowering blood sugar among people with diabetes in a review…

The number of cases of insulin-requiring type 1 diabetes rose sharply in children under the age of Philadelphia over a two decade span, paralleling increases seen across the United States…

A research team in Israel has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of…

Cases of insulin-requiring type 1 diabetes rose sharply in children under the age of five in Philadelphia over a two-decade span - similar to increases seen across the U.S.…

Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by researchers at…

Children and teens with type 2 diabetes should be treated initially with a combination of metformin and lifestyle changes, much like adults, a new practice guideline from the American Academy…

Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University…

Diabetic patients too often walk without wearing their custom-made shoes designed to prevent foot sores that can lead to infections and amputations, new research finds.

“It’s very important that patients wear…

Over the past two decades, the incidence of type 1 diabetes in very young children under age 5 has increased by 70 percent in the city of Philadelphia, according to…

Every 30 seconds somebody in the world is amputated as a consequence of foot complication due to diabetes. A new study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of…

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes results when beta cells in the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar. One approach to treating…

The discovery of insulin nearly a century ago changed diabetes from a death sentence to a chronic disease.

Today a team that includes researchers from Case…

A landmark discovery about how insulin docks on cells could help in the development of improved types of insulin for treating both type 1 and type…

Eli Lilly and Co. said Monday a potential diabetes treatment it is developing with German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim proved more effective than a placebo according to initial results from…

A new study has found that adults with diabetes in Ontario are getting significantly fewer government-funded eye exams than they were a decade ago,…

While legions of medical researchers have been looking to understand the genetic basis of disease and how mutations may affect human health, a group of biomedical researchers at…

In research published online Dec. 23, 2012 in the journal Nature Genetics, scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that influence insulin production,…