Proper storage helps maintain effectiveness Diabetics must not only take their insulin correctly, they also need to make sure that it's stored properly.

Experiments in mice show Gleevec and Sutent reverse, prevent autoimmune disease.  Gleevec, a wonder drug that effectively treats leukemia and other cancers, may also reverse type 1 diabetes, University of California San Francisco, researchers report.

Close monitoring means type 1 patients can avoid retinopathy, study suggests. Maintaining good control over one's blood sugar levels can help people with type 1 diabetes better avoid retinopathy, a serious disorder that damages the eye's retina, researchers say.

Were safer, more effective than bare metal ones, study shows. Drug-coated stents appear to be superior to bare metal stents in both efficacy and safety in patients with diabetes, new research shows.

Second study found vitamins E, C did little to protect healthy men, either. Two large studies released Sunday cast doubt on the cardiac benefits of either low-dose aspirin or vitamin supplements.

Injections of apelin appear to be similar to insulin, study says.  A hormone produced by fat tissues holds promise for people with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, a new report suggests.

They're more than twice as likely to die sooner, study finds. Having diabetes or high blood pressure may hasten the death of people with Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

Dietary change enhances blood glucose control, improves plasma lipid profiles, study finds. Eating fish twice a week may help reduce the risk of kidney disease in people with diabetes, according to a British study of more than 22,000 adults, including 517 with diabetes.

Obesity and its complications driving the trend, researchers say. Medication use among children across the United States is dramatically increasing as more kids are being treated for diabetes, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers report.

Suggestions to help you adjust An insulin pump offers many benefits for diabetics, including better blood glucose control and greater convenience.

Public Citizen cites liver failure deaths, other risks of adverse events for diabetes drug. The diabetes drug Avandia should be banned in the United States because it can cause death from liver failure and poses many other life-threatening risks that greatly outweigh its benefits, the advocacy group Public Citizen said Thursday.

Americans more fearful of shark bites than this common, potentially lethal disease, survey shows. While millions of Americans are at risk for developing diabetes, too few perceive the threat it can pose to their health, according to a new survey.

Lifestyle changes, the drug metformin remain recommended initial therapy. A stepped-up care approach is outlined in updated treatment recommendations for type 2 diabetes released Wednesday by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Experts offer guidance during hypertension meeting. To protect long-term heart health, children as young as 3 and diabetics should have their blood pressure checked regularly, experts say.

Study finds antioxidants lower inflammation caused by high blood sugar. Spices may do more than flavor your food: New research suggests a shake of this and a pinch of that could also boost the health of diabetics.

Finding suggests need for more careful screening for these patients, researcher says.  Patients coping with metabolic syndrome have a 75 percent higher risk for developing colorectal cancer sometime in their lives, a new study suggests.

Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame. In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.

Heavy men with high output of the hormone had quadruple the death risk, study found. Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.

Retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication, but Atacand may help  New studies published this week in the The Lancet provide further evidence that candesartan, a blood pressure medicine, can cut the risk and severity of retinopathy in people who have diabetes.

Study cites benefits for type 2 patients seeking to avoid cardiovascular problems. In people with type 2 diabetes, regular aerobic exercise and weightlifting may reduce levels of fat in the liver by as much as 40 percent, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Could be approved for U.S. market by next year, researcher says, One of a new class of diabetes drugs has done well in a trial conducted to help bring it to market, researchers report.

Help keep blood glucose under control Exercise is a challenge for many people, but there are even more potential pitfalls for diabetics. The American Diabetes Association offers these suggestions to help diabetics who exercise

The treatment had no effect in keeping the disease at bay, researchers say. Nasally administered insulin won't protect children at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes from getting the illness, Finnish researchers say.

Rats fed herbal extract showed significant decrease in blood sugar levels, study finds. Daily drinks of chamomile tea with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, report researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom.

Mouse study uncovers new class of hormones that could reverse obesity-related disease. Scientists believe they have discovered a new class of hormones in mice, one of which may help stop or reverse obesity-related conditions such as insulin resistance and fatty liver, a new study says.

Study compared these formulations to long-acting insulin and other medications. Premixed insulin, which combines short- and long-acting versions of the hormone, results in better blood-sugar control as compared with long-acting insulin alone or oral medications, a new study finds.

Intestinal liner leads to significant drops in blood sugar levels, researcher says, Early trials of a new implantable, and removable, intestinal liner have shown promise as a noninvasive means to promote blood sugar control and weight loss.

Study finds change in med use, improper stomach pouch size are likely causes. People with diabetes and those with larger stomach pouches are less likely than others to have good weight loss after gastric bypass surgery, according to University of California, San Francisco, researchers.

A period of strict management with drugs has effects that last long after therapy ends, study finds. Type 2 diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar levels early, even if only for the first 10 years after diagnosis, have reduced risk of heart attack, death and other complications a decade or more later, British researchers report.

Device sends out readings every 5 minutes round the clock, researchers say. A device worn under the skin that measures blood sugar 24/7 can benefit people with type 1 diabetes, a new study shows.

But Byetta has also been linked recently to patient deaths. A new once-a-week formulation of the injectable diabetes drug Byetta controls blood sugar even better than the older twice-a-day formulation, researchers report.

Study found telmisartan offered slight benefit for those unable to take ACE inhibitors. A new study offers a possible alternative to heart patients and diabetics who need to keep their blood pressure under control but who cannot tolerate the standard treatment of ACE inhibitors.

Tight glucose control doesn't significantly reduce the risk of in-hospital death among critically ill patients. But, it is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar), according to a study that challenges the common practice of tight glucose control for this group of patients.

And the improvements in blood sugar and blood pressure last, even if weight comes back. Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics who lose weight soon after their diagnosis gain better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, a benefit that lasts even if they regain that weight.

HbA1c analysis doesn't require fasting, could ID millions who don't know they have disease. A widely used test to monitor blood sugar levels in people with diabetes could help identify millions of people with undetected diabetes, according to a consensus statement released by a team of experts.

Rats fed junk food had higher cholesterol, blood fats into adulthood, British study finds. Eating an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may raise your child's lifetime risk of obesity and elevated cholesterol and blood sugar levels, British researchers report.

Out-of-control enzymes do damage in both conditions, study finds, A newly discovered molecular malfunction may explain the development of high blood pressure, diabetes and immune problems, researchers report.

Fasting blood glucose test less reliable than glucose stress test in detecting prediabetes. The current standard screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the condition, Canadian researchers contend.

Restricting insulin doses to lose weight increases chances of complications, study finds. Women with type 1 diabetes who take less insulin than they should to try to lose weight triple their risk of dying compared to women who do not skip insulin doses, a new study finds.

Had fewer side effects than corticosteroids, study finds. Traditional laser therapy is more effective than the recent trend of using steroid injections to treat diabetics with swelling in their eyes, a new study finds.

Packing on the pounds by drinking too many sugary drinks and not eating enough fruits and veggies appears to be associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes, while a low-fat diet doesn't alter your risk of developing the blood sugar disease.

Antioxidants in date sugar, dark brown sugars help control blood pressure, heart disease. Certain kinds of sweeteners -- such as date sugar and dark brown sugars -- may help manage type 2 diabetes and related complications, American and Brazilian researchers say.

Goal is to prevent progression to the full-blown disease and its huge costs. Lifestyle changes, coupled with a reduction in heart disease risks, will go a long way toward preventing pre-diabetes from progressing to the full-blown disease, experts from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommend.

Even patients without diabetes face 4-fold increase in death, major complications. Maintaining proper blood sugar levels after heart surgery is essential, whether one is or isn't a diabetic, a new study shows.

Impact has yet to be felt, since type 2 course may take 10 years to show, study says. The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher.

Publication aimed at assisting the 1 in 8 Hispanics with type 2 disease. To help combat one of the most serious health issues facing Hispanics in the United States, a new Spanish language guide to type 2 diabetes has been released.

Communicates with pump to deliver insulin. The OneTouch Ping glucose management meter, which communicates without wires to a pump that delivers insulin to people with diabetes, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, maker Animas Corp. said Tuesday.