Artificial pancreas may help control type 1 diabetes

A two-hormone closed-loop artificial pancreas using a computer algorithm may tighten blood sugar control in patients with type 1 diabetes while lowering risk for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This is according to the results of a recent study and editorial published online in Science Translational Medicine.

Web-based program improves diabetics' self care

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving people with type 2 diabetes the opportunity to help manage their care online can substantially improve their long-term blood sugar control, new research suggests.

Clinic visits alone aren't enough for many people with diabetes, Dr. James D. Ralston of the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and colleagues note in the journal Diabetes Care.

Low-fat dairy may aid weight loss

Overweight diabetic patients can now turn to low-fat diary products to ease their struggle to lose weight, a group of researchers said.

Diabetes Prevention

Nip Diabetes in the Bud

"Intellectuals solve problems,
Geniuses prevent them."
- Albert Einstein

How do you solve a problem like diabetes? You lick it before it starts.

Prediabetes is a condition wherein blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be labeled diabetic. In 2003, about 314 million adults worldwide had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), a form of prediabetes characterized by high blood sugar after a glucose load. This number is expected to skyrocket to 472 million by 2025.