The things that people really fear aren’t all that likely to happen to them - unlike diabetes, which affects nearly 24 million people. According to a new survey by the American Diabetes…

Researchers at the University of Virginia and sites across the globe are testing a computerized, subcutaneous system that could one day transform the way Type 1 diabetics manage…

Do you ever feel burning, tingling or numbness in your feet and toes? The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) warns against ignoring these symptoms. They could be…

The use of an antimalarial medication may prevent the development of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented this…

A molecule called interleukin-6 has opened new doors for the creation of new drugs against obesity and diabetes. These are the conclusions of an international…

Although the likelihood of having diabetes diagnosed is increased around the time Parkinson’s disease is identified, diabetes does not appear to increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to…

Genetics researchers have identified two novel gene locations that raise the risk of type 1 diabetes. As they continue to reveal pieces of the complicated genetic puzzle for…

A protein made by the liver in response to inflammation and used to treat patients suffering from a genetic form of emphysema has been shown to restore…

Visual impairment appears to be more common in people with diabetes than in those without the disease, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.…

About one third of young adult men with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels, research shows.

The potential implications for men, in terms of their sexual and reproductive…

Doctors have long encouraged patients with diabetes to exercise regularly to help control their insulin levels and to maintain a healthy weight. Now, breast oncologists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…

Mayo Clinic researchers have found what may provide a solution to one of the more troubling complications of diabetes - delayed gastric emptying or gastroparesis. The researchers showed in…

Being anxious may be good for your health, at least if you have risk factors for type 2 diabetes, new research shows.

Among 204 patients newly diagnosed with the disease,…

Pre-mixed insulin analogues, a modified form of conventional pre-mixed human insulin, are more effective than long-acting analogues for controlling high blood sugar levels after meals in patients…

People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a multi-pronged weight management program lost weight and were able to keep it off long-term, new research shows.

What’s more, individuals who…

Diabetes can make the beautifully stratified retina look like over-fried bacon.

A drug known for it pain-relieving power and believed to stimulate memory appears to prevent this retinal damage that…

Men with type 2 diabetes know the basics about the disease and its main complications - heart disease, blindness, kidney failure - but they seem to know very…

U.S. biotechnology company Xoma Ltd said Monday that a single dose of its experimental antibody has been shown in early-stage trials to improve blood sugar control in patients with…

With over 60 million Americans diagnosed with prediabetes, putting them at increased risk for diabetes, cardiovascular events and other obesity-related ailments, finding ways to help large populations avoid these complications is…

People with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the journal Epidemiology this month.

Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found - a condition that could have a…

Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led…

Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern…

At the 1st World Congress for Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, prominent endocrinologists from around the world will convene in an exchange with leading surgeons…

Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…