Diabetes News

The National Institutes of Health is looking for volunteers to participate in one of three clinical trials to improve and preserve the production of insulin in people with prediabetes or recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Ten-year-old Jennifer of Gloucester County and Jack Morey of Morey's Piers show off their insulin pumps.

Managers and employees from Dining Services at UC Riverside gathered in Long Beach on April 28, 2013 to bicycle in support of the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure.

Chevy Chase, MD-Widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism .

Type 2 diabetes is one such metabolic disorder that includes major imbalance in blood sugar level due to the insufficient production or coordination of special hormone called insulin.

According to an article in the journal ACS Nano , injectable nanoparticles developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may someday eliminate the need for patients with type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Smoking / Quit Smoking ; Diabetes ; Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Women who smoke while pregnant are at a higher risk of having daughters who become obese and/or develop gestational diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetologia .

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in Lucas County, and getting proper treatment is essential for a healthy life.

Jacques Servier, founder of Servier Laboratories, during the opening of the trial of the so-called Mediator case, a drug linked to hundreds of deaths, at Nanterre's court house, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar.

Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD; Michael R. Eber, BSE; Felicia M. Forma, BSc; Jeffrey Sullivan, MS; Pierre-Carl Michaud, PhD; Lily A. Bradley, MBA; and Dana P. Goldman, PhD The growing burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus has outpaced the modest progress in the efficacy of diabetes medications.

An increasing number of Tonga's youth are found to have diabetes, a disease that is incurable, and many of them have contracted diabetes because they eat the wrong foods.

The discovery has wider repercussions, as the protein is responsible for protecting the body against excessive immune responses, and could be used to treat, or even prevent, other immune disorders such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Flinders University researchers are breaking new ground in a decade-long journey to pinpoint the function of two closely related proteins.

Mariana Arellano likes to go to birthday parties as much as her high school pals.

Launch MI Lab Manager Greg Cavey, at center talking with a colleague, said his facility prevents Metabolic Solutions Development Co.

Growing up with Type 1 diabetes has not been easy for Delaney Alves, a 2012 graduate of Timber Creek High School Diagnosed at age 2, his daily routine consists of checking blood sugar levels, counting carbohydrates and getting insulin shots.

It was a race against time Sunday morning to end juvenile diabetes - and to beat the bridge.

Berwyn resident Stephen Burgo has been riding his bike a lot lately. His rides are getting progressively longer-30 miles, 40, 50-as he gears up for the big one on July 17.

On the same day that Rhythm Pharmaceuticals presented data on its drug candidate to treat diabetic gastroparesis, it also announced results from a study it funded showing the condition is more common among diabetic patients in the U.S. than previously thought.