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Free Screenings Can Show One in Four Has Hidden Prediabetes or Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population.

Omega-3 Use Shows Diabetes Benefits
Posted: Monday, November 07, 2011
A new study has found that omega-3 fatty acids, better known as fish oil, may help to protect against chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

Newborn Period Crucial Time Window to Prevent Later Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, November 06, 2011
A new approach to prevent type 2 diabetes may be on the horizon. The use of exendin-4 in newborns may prevent diabetes later in life.

Pyridoxamine May Slow Early Diabetic Nephropathy
Posted: Saturday, November 05, 2011
Pyridoxamine (vitamin B6) is known to be an effective scavenger of reactive oxygen species and a potent inhibitor of advanced glycation end products. A new study demonstrated the benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

NIH Urges You To Make a Plan To Prevent Diabetes, Complications
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges people to set goals and make plans to prevent diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Andrew P. Mandell - MR. DIABETES® Offers Diabetes Prevention Lessons to Kuwait and U.S.
Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011
U.S. Department of State Program for Diabetes Awareness in Kuwait Highlights Prevention Opportunities at Home and Abroad.

Diabetes Patients Have Double the Risk for Hepatitis B Infection
Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The CDC held a hearing on a recommendation that patients with diabetes receive immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine.
Results from CDC investigations identified inadequately cleaned blood glucose monitors as a major route of hepatitis B virus transmission among patients with diabetes.


Aerobic Exercise and Quality of Life for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Eight-week aerobic exercise program had a major impact on fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Weight-Loss Drugs Important in Type 2 Diabetes Management
Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011
Optimizing weight "should be a priority" in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Medication Compliance a Major U.S. Issue
Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011
We need to do a better job. Research by the New England Healthcare Institute shows that patients who don't take their medications as prescribed, cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending each year.

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