The generic drug metformin has fewer side effects than several newer, pricier medications, a government report finds. Metformin users are less likely to gain weight than type 2 diabetes patients who take Avandia, Actos, or other newer medications, researchers concluded, and they are more likely to show improvements in so-called “bad” cholesterol.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins […]

At least 10 million Americans at high risk for Type 2 diabetes can sharply lower their chances of getting the disease with diet and exercise, a major clinical trial indicates.
“In view of the rapidly rising rates of obesity and diabetes in America, this good news couldn’t come at a better time,” said Health and Human […]

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, […]

For millions of Americans with diabetes, regular home testing of blood glucose levels is critical in controlling their disease.
“The most near-normal glucose patterns you can get will have a terrific long-term impact on how well people with diabetes do,” says Steven Gutman, M.D., director of the division of clinical laboratory devices in FDA’s Office of […]

November is National Diabetes Month, a perfect time to consider that about 2,200 people are diagnosed with diabetes every day, and that close to 800,000 will be diagnosed with the disease this year, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Many people don’t even know they have diabetes until they develop a serious complication such […]

The challenges of being a teen with Type 1 diabetes are many. Forget the junk food at the mall or pigging out at a party. You can’t sleep late, because your blood sugar (glucose) levels can drop dangerously during an extended snooze. It can be tough to find a safe and private place to monitor […]

Gaining weight is a normal issue with insulin therapy and represents a concern for many people thinking about a change to insulin. Some instances this may curtail the choice of using insulin.
Badly controlled diabetes is associated with loss of weight due to loss of sugars (glucose) in the urine. Any form of treatment that significantly lowers blood sugar levels thereby reduces loss of glucose in […]