Holding that side of fries might help thwart type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.In a long-term study of nearly 85,000 U.S. women, researchers at Harvard University found that those with the highest potato intake had a modestly elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

DiObex has begun treating patients with type 2 diabetes in a phase II trial evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of three dose levels of its cortisol synthesis inhibitor, DIO-902.
There are convincing data supporting the concept that abnormalities in cortisol activity are an important cause of insulin resistance, visceral fat deposition, elevated cholesterol and blood pressure.
These […]

Actress Mary Tyler Moore battles it. Country singer Mark Collie has it. Rhythm and blues singer Patti LaBelle was diagnosed with it recently.
Celebrities like Moore, Collie and LaBelle are just three well-known faces amid the 16 million Americans suffering from diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, […]

Diabetes’ links to gum disease are well-known, but a new study shows it can trigger periodontal problems in children as young as 6.
Prior to this study, experts believed the destruction of gums in people with diabetes started at a much later age, and then increased as they grew older.
In the study, researchers at Columbia University […]

There’s more evidence that being overweight is bad for kids, with a new study finding that obese children are more than twice as likely as normal-weight children to have diabetes.Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor also estimated that 229,000 American children have diabetes, and that a third of those diabetic […]

Pfizer Inc said today that the FDA has approved Exubera (inhaled human insulin) for the treatment of adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Exubera is the first non-injectable, inhalable form of insulin to be approved since the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, and represents a major advance in diabetes treatment. According to the […]

The new formula, which comprises 50% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 50% insulin lispro injection (rDNA origin), is now available in an easy-to-use pen delivery device in the US.
Humalog Mix50/50 is designed to provide blood sugar control between meals but also includes a higher percentage of rapid-acting insulin for people with diabetes who need more […]

People with type 2 diabetes who take sulfonylureas or insulin appear to be at increased risk of dying from cancer compared with their peers who take metformin, Canadian doctors report.
However, senior investigator Dr Jeffrey Johnson of the University of Alberta told Reuters Health: “Our study on this relationship is very preliminary; it is still uncertain […]

Treating depression in elderly individuals with diabetes is cost-effective, a study shows.”Our study shows that depression can be effectively treated in patients with diabetes and the costs associated with improving depression outcomes were offset by savings in medical costs,” lead investigator Dr. Wayne Katon told Reuters Health.
“We believe,” he added, “that cost savings occur because […]

One of the newest weapons in the war on diabetes is helping patients control their blood sugar levels and lose weight at the same time.
And it comes from an unlikely place: a venomous lizard.
They roam the deserts of the Southwest United States and fascinate visitors to zoos. The gila monster is a funny-looking reptile that […]

There is nothing more important than the right diabetes diet. Diabetes is a serious disease that you need to learn as much as you can about if your or someone that you care about has been diagnosed with it. Eating right and staying healthy is the only way to battle diabetes and knowing what you […]

Chocolate melts hearts during this time of the year and it can be enjoyed by everyone — including people with diabetes.
There was a time when people with diabetes were told to avoid sugar and carbohydrates. But there are now many options.
“We’re going to continue to fold the Cool Whip really well. Just don’t beat it […]

Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala today stressed that universal screening for gestational diabetes during pregnancy should be made compulsory on the lines of HIV. Inaugurating the first national conference of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group-India here, he expressed concern that the prevalence of diabetes during pregnancy in the country had been on the rise […]

Moderate consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged and younger women, according to a new report.Dr. Rob M. van Dam from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues evaluated the consumption of different types of coffee in relation to the development of type 2 […]