Diabetes News Archive

Women under 60 and men under 50 who have diabetes but no other major risk factors for heart disease probably should not be on low-dose aspirin therapy, new research suggests.

Patients with trouble controlling their blood sugar are 66% less likely to get diabetes if they take half doses of two diabetes drugs (Avandia and metformin).

WEDNESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- In people with pre-diabetes, a low-dose combination of two diabetes drugs -- metformin and Avandia (rosiglitazone) -- appeared to reduce the progression to type 2 diabetes, new research shows.

Low doses of GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia combined with metformin can prevent diabetes without causing the most common side-effects, Canadian doctors reported on Wednesday.

* Relative risk of diabetes reduced by 66 percent

TORONTO - A low-dose combination of two medications appears to stave off Type 2 diabetes in people at risk of developing the condition, a new Canadian study suggests.

Diabetes can be a silent disease, lurking below the surface, striking even those who seem to be the least likely candidates.

Many of the risk factors for diabetic neuropathy are under your control. Get tips to reduce nerve pain here.

Volunteers are being sought by Scottish experts to see if an extract of bilberries could treat diabetes.

Volunteers are being sought by Aberdeen experts to see if the extract of blaeberries could treat diabetes.

Volunteers are being sought by Aberdeen experts to see if the extract of blaeberries could treat diabetes.

Finding a plan to deal with diabetes in New Brunswick could become a hot election issue.