WebMD: Better Information. Better Health.
Skip to content
Other search tools:Symptoms|Doctors

Diabetes Health Center

News and Features Related to Diabetes

  1. Lantus Insulin: Link to Cancer Shaky

    July 2, 2009 -- Shaky data from European studies suggest that the long-acting insulin product Lantus might slightly increase cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes. People should not stop taking Lantus because of this finding, says the FDA. A wide range of diabetes organizations -- and the edito

    Read Full Article
  2. Diabetes and Weight Loss: Finding the Right Path

    There's no question about it: If you're overweight and have type 2 diabetes, dropping pounds lowers your blood sugar, improves your health, and helps you feel better But before you start a diabetes weight loss plan, it's important to work closely with your doctor or diabetes educator - because while

    Read Full Article
  3. Insulin Changes Occur Years Before Diabetes

    June 9, 2009 -- Evidence of insulin resistance and changes in blood sugar linked to type 2 diabetes can be measured more than a decade before the disease occurs, new research confirms. The findings suggest that diabetes prevention efforts that focus on people with prediabetes may come too late to ma

    Read Full Article
  4. Depression Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

    June 8, 2009 -- Treating depression improves insulin resistance in patients at risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. The research strongly suggests that depression is a direct risk factor for type 2 diabetes and that treating depression may protect against the disease. The link between depres

    Read Full Article
  5. Metformin Linked to B12 Deficiency

    June 8, 2009 -- The popular diabetes drug metformin may contribute to vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study. Researchers found that 40% of type 2 diabetes patients using metformin had vitamin B12 deficiency or were in the low-normal range for the essential vitamin. And 77% of metformin us

    Read Full Article
  6. Victoza for Diabetes: Better Than Byetta?

    June 8, 2009 -- A new diabetes drug -- to be called Victoza if approved -- works better than Byetta, a head-to-head clinical trial shows. Byetta is the first of the class of type 2 diabetes drugs called GLP-1 analogs. The drug takes advantage of the body's own signaling system to increase insulin ou

    Read Full Article
  7. Avandia Study Spurs New Heart Risk Debate

    June 5, 2009 -- A company-sponsored clinical trial shows that the diabetes drug Avandia causes no more heart deaths than standard treatment, but critics say the study is flawed. Avandia, made by GlaxoSmithKline, is an oral drug that makes the body more sensitive to insulin. But concerns that Avandia

    Read Full Article
  8. Medications to Treat Diabetic Nerve Pain

    Diabetes is a lifelong companion. Sometimes a complication like diabetic nerve pain takes time to resolve, and you may want to try different treatments and medications before finding one that works for you. First, make sure you're doing the best job you can of controlling your blood sugar, exercisin

    Read Full Article
  9. Reduce Your Risk of Nerve Pain and Damage From Diabetes

    If you have diabetes, chances are good that you already have some form of nerve pain or nerve damage, called diabetic neuropathy. "People with diabetes have about a 60% chance of getting neuropathy of any kind," says Dace L. Trence, MD, an endocrinologist and director of the Diabetes Care Center at

    Read Full Article
  10. Type 1 Diabetes May Double in Young Kids

    May 27, 2009 -- The incidence of type 1 diabetes among very young children will double from 2005 levels in a little over a decade if present trends continue, a new study shows. The prediction is based on type 1 diabetes trends in Europe, but experts say there is every reason to believe that the U.S.

    Read Full Article
Displaying 1 - 10 of 542 Articles Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next >>
webMD Video

click to show or hide video description  Vinegar for Diabetes

48x48_vinegar_for_diabetes.jpg

Vinegar is in everything from coleslaw to pickles. What if you could actually use it to help prevent disease?

Watch Video

click to show or hide video description  Pre-Diabetes

click to show or hide video description  Gastric Banding and Type 2 Diabetes

click to show or hide video description  Diabetes Medalists

click to show or hide video description  Snacks for Diabetics

Most Popular Stories