Diabetes type 1 is a result of the human body’s own immune system destroying its pancreatic islet beta cells, as a result daily insulin injections are needed  to manage the person’s blood glucose levels. A treatmen...

Researchers have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle to meet exerc...

A recent study of obese and non-obese children found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent in obese children and are associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes. High rates of vitamin D deficiency have...

According to research, drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may expand a woman’s waistline and increase her risk of heart disease and diabetes. In this study, researchers compared middle-aged and older wom...

According to a study, increasing HDL cholesterol levels reduces the risk for heart attack and stroke among patients with diabetes. The observational study, one of the largest of its kind, examined the medical records of more th...

Using patients’ own neural stem cells can overcome shortage of insulin-producing cells without the need for gene transfer. Researchers have discovered how a patient’s neural stem cells could be used as an alternativ...