Diabetes News Hound

Researchers claim that people with Type 2 diabetes that also suffer from major depression have a greater risk of stroke, kidney failure and blindness (more…)

Adam Morrison, a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, has been named to the advisory board of the Joe Toucan Diabetes Project (more…)

More than half of diabetics have intentionally skipped needed insulin injections at one point or another, while 20% do so often (more…)

A new study tells us what most of us already know: moderation is the key to managing Type 2 diabetes. However, contrary to recent reports claiming that insulin may be a good option for many Type 2s, a new study suggests that doctors should keep their patients on pills as long as possible and avoid insulin if they can (more…)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Victoza, a once-a-day injection that is designed to help stimulate the pancreas of people with Type 2 diabetes to produce more insulin (more…)

More and more people with Type 1 diabetes are turning to drugs traditionally used to treat Type 2 diabetes as a supplement to their insulin injections (more…)

Thomas Moore, whose wife has Type 1 diabetes, writes periodic columns about being a diabetes caregiver (more…)

Genetic testing provides no real benefit when trying to predict the future development of Type 2 diabetes, according to new research from UCL (more…)

The Food and Drug Administration recently sent a fourth warning letter to Eli Lilly and Amylin over Byetta, claiming  the companies provide false or misleading info about the Type 2 diabetes drug (more…)