mericans appear to be doing a better job of managing diabetes, with more than half of diabetics reaching recommended targets for controlling blood sugar last year, according to a survey published on Saturday. Just over a third of people had their diabetes well-controlled in 2001, according to a study of lab tests done on more than 4 million people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Join discussion...

The “artificial pancreas” can improve control over the wide fluctuations of a patient's glucose levels that, over time, lead to severe complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, amputations, blindness and premature death. The artificial pancreas, spearheaded by Drs Roman Hovorka, David Dunger and Carlo Acerini of the Department of Paediatrics, combines two pieces of technology – an insulin pump and a continuous glucose sensor, which provides real time data about trends in Join discussion...

Prediabetes is a condition in which the blood sugar levels of the body are elevated over a period of time and within a specific range. The blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes. Join discussion...

Millions of people get diabetes every year. It is the most common killers of people. The main reason for diabetes is overweight not from a sneeze or not taking you vitamins. Join discussion...