After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and to the body's cells via a hormone (called insulin) that is produced by the pancreas.
An important study called TINSAL-T2D (Targeting Inflammation Using Salsalate in Type 2 Diabetes) has just been published in the Annals of... Read more »
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of ComplicationsHigh Blood Pressure and Heart DiseaseAll patients with diabetes and high blood pressure should make lifestyle changes. These include... Read more »
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Forbes details a list of some of the over 400 promising new diabetes medications that are currently in clinical trial. The list includes information... Read more »