Sep 15, 2020
Fascinated with the relationship between food and health since childhood, Lorena Melendez-Chavez is putting her nutrition education to work preventing obesity and diabetes in greater Los Angeles.
Sep 9, 2020
The odds of high blood pressure were 62% or higher in people with diabetes who had eight or more alcoholic drinks a week, according to a new study.
Jul 24, 2020
Uncontrolled blood sugar levels place people with diabetes at higher risk for severe COVID-19. Yet many continue to avoid emergency rooms when those levels escalate.
Jun 23, 2020
Heart failure posed the greatest five-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes compared to other heart or kidney diseases, according to new research.
May 28, 2020
Type 2 diabetes affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at three times the rate of their white peers and is linked to high rates of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report.
May 21, 2020
Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis is taking charge of her own health and motivating other African American women to join her.
May 14, 2020
Having Type 2 diabetes could cause cognitive impairment in stroke survivors, according to new research that points out the need to aggressively treat prediabetes.
Apr 17, 2020
Certain subgroups of Hispanics and Asians are more at risk for diabetes, but awareness can make a big difference.
Apr 13, 2020
People with diabetes need to be alert to the special risks COVID-19 poses.
Mar 9, 2020
Chronic exposure to the source of traffic might drive up the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes, a new study suggests.