According to a news report on CNN.com, July 30th, 2007 marked the day that the FDA joint advisory committee recommended that rosiglitazone (Avandia) remain on the market for now, by ... Read More

July 30th, 2007, a joint meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, both FDA committees, will take place in Gaithersburg, ... Read More

A study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) outlines another possible reason for the dramatic increase in obesity over the last 30 years. Obesity appears to spread ... Read More

You've probably heard of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", a popular song from 1975 by Paul Simon. Well, The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) gives you "Over 50 Ways ... Read More

Being overweight makes it harder to manage your diabetes. Extra pounds can effect how your body uses insulin. Fat cells are more resistant to insulin than muscle cells, so the ... Read More

A press release issued July 15th, from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, announced that scientists have identified a gene variant that predicts which children may be at risk for type ... Read More

Newer doesn't automatically mean better, especially when it comes to diabetes medications. According to a study published in the on-line journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, metformin performs as well, and ... Read More

The Diabetes Forum here at About.com is a happening place that's open pretty much 24/7, with folks dropping by to talk, share and sometimes ask questions of other members. This ... Read More

Scientists at East China Normal University recently completed a study on diabetes-induced lab rats to see what effect pumpkin extract would have on blood glucose, insulin levels and other symptoms ... Read More

“How Sweet It Is” is Liz McEachern’s one-woman show about living life with type 1 diabetes. It's part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, and is running until July 15th at ... Read More

According to an article titled Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century that appeared in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition in February of 2005, civilization ... Read More

A pilot study researching the effect of stem cells from umbilical cord blood on children with type 1 diabetes was presented at the American Diabetes Association's 67th Annual Scientific Sessions ... Read More