Patients treated over long periods with metformin, a common drug for diabetes, are at risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency which is also likely to get worse over time, according…

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a sensor that can instantly tell whether someone has Type I diabetes. It could also be used by emergency room…

Until the last decade or so, the form of diabetes diagnosed in the majority of children was type 1, once known as juvenile diabetes. But these days, more and more children and teens…

A new drug could stop diabetes in its tracks in just six days.

The drug, called otelixizumab, appears to halt the rapid decline in the body’s production of insulin.

It…

A newly published study is renewing debate over whether it is worthwhile to ask people with Type 2 diabetes who aren’t treated with insulin to routinely test their…

The Fontaine Medical Research Building officially opened its doors several weeks ago, improving the research capabilities of the Medical Center’s endocrinology department.

The building, which had been in planning since…

Diabetes treatment comes in four ways, including, a healthy diet, exercise, insulin and medicinal tablets to lower blood glucose, and it’s usually best to use some combination of the above.

A healthy diet can adjust…

Pregnant women negotiating the rocky landscape of poverty tend to gain weight and endure more medical complications, particularly gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than those who are better off financially,…

While the vast majority of medications that Americans take are both safe and effective, many people may be surprised to discover that certain drugs may not…

Diabetes testing for people who are marginalized or living in the street in Kamloops has revealed a risk factor so high that it surprised even the street nurses.

Part of a national…

By 2020, new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children younger than 5 are expected to double if current trends continue, according to a study published in The Lancet. Diabetes is an…

Women with type 2 diabetes who ate more than 9 g of bran per day had a 35% lower risk for death from cardiovascular…

The effect of diabetes on lowering testosterone levels is similar to a weight gain of 20 pounds, according to new research that finds 40 percent of obese men have below-normal testosterone levels.

Having diabetes does not mean that all the pleasure of eating is taken away. You just have to pay attention to your eating habits and alter them to accommodate your condition.

Biologically speaking, one of the reasons we eat is to get glucose. Cells use the hormone insulin to convert glucose into the energy we need to live.

In some cases, cells…

Black children with type 1 diabetes score higher than whites with similar blood glucose levels on a critical test, potentially leading their physicians to give them the wrong…

U.S. health experts remind women with gestational diabetes they need to remain vigilant after a baby is born.

Experts at The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases…

Healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, say researchers.

In a 28-day study undertaken at…

For the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes, the cost of medication and other items related to diabetes care can be nearly two and a half times greater than medical costs for those…

In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating…

In this German prospective representative study of patients with type 2 diabetes, baseline depression predicted problems with medication adherence, problems with health-related behaviors, and unsatisfactory…

Older women with diabetes face more than double the risk for some types of colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women in…

An Australian study that required test subjects to gorge themselves on high-fat snacks has shown how those with a family history of diabetes tend to put on much more weight.

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Black children with type 1 diabetes score higher than whites with similar blood glucose levels on a critical test, potentially leading their physicians to give them the…

Most women with gestational diabetes know that taking steps to manage the disease during pregnancy is critical for the health of both mother and child.…