A daily oral dose of the protein interferon alpha helped children and young people with newly diagnosed type 1 preserve their remaining insulin-producing beta cells.

The connection between type 2  and obesity is well documented, but an international study now suggests that children with type 1 can also be too heavy.

Monkeys on a restricted diet had fewer age-related deaths than those on a normal diet.

A recent study reaffirms that tight control of blood glucose levels helps prevent diabetes-related complications.

A hormone released from fat cells is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers concluded.

A certain type of resistance training can help older adults stay strong.

In a study, women with PCOS who were instructed to exercise three times per week had less activity in the part of the nervous system that gets fired up by stress

Being physically unfit before middle age may set the stage for future health problems.

Kids ages 7 to 11 ate 45 percent more while watching a half-hour cartoon interspersed with ads for food.

Researchers found that obese, postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes who took supplements of the two oils shed body fat.

In an Australian study, women with gestational diabetes who ate a low-glycemic-index diet while pregnant were less likely to need insulin for blood glucose control than those on a high-fiber/low-sugar diet.

According to an international study, vegetables may lower systolic (top number) blood pressure readings.

Kids who played an online computer game that rewarded its protagonist—modeled after Pac-Man—with healthy digital snacks like orange juice and bananas made better food choices in the real world, a study found.

Depression and anxiety often accompany a type of chest pain called angina.

"If you looked at my fingers, you would not see any scabs, scars, or calluses. The parts I use to play my guitar look a lot worse!" —Michele Cordell, RD, CDE, Camarillo, Calif.

Is it really necessary to pile on financial stress, in addition to everything else?

Lifestyle changes can alter the need for long-term medications.

Your long-acting basal insulin may need to be increased slowly to bring your morning blood glucose down.

We too often do not have enough time with patients to find out what they truly believe to be the potential complications of their diabetes.

"Being the parent of a child with diabetes involves so much more than I would have imagined."

When shopping for food, filling prescriptions, buying over-the-counter drugs, and paying for diabetes supplies and health care, there are ways to get more bang for your buck.