The Department of Health was notified by FDA about a worldwide medical device alert on a type of blood glucose meters, the display screen of which may not work properly when dropped onto a hard surface.

More than 20 million adults in the United States are living with diabetes and are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). But there are steps that they can take to reduce the complications associated with these two diseases. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has launched Control Your Diabetes. For Life., a national campaign that will reach out through a network of 200 partners to health care professionals and their patients to emphasize the importance of comprehensive control of diabetes and CVD.

A study supports the use of the GlycoMark 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) blood test to evaluate therapy in children with diabetes.

One of the major challenges to islet cell transplantation as the treatment of choice for type 1 diabetes is the shortage of donor tissue supply.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and Eli Lilly and Company are working together to offer tips for people with diabetes to help them manage their condition even if disaster strikes.

SilverMouthWash is positioned to replace normal toothpaste which contains harsh chemicals that can be dangerous to diabetics.

Diabetes treatment during pregnancy can break the link between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity.

Physicians who have turned surgery into a popular treatment for obesity are setting their sights on a burgeoning new market: diabetes patients.

Kraft Foods announced a new initiative designed to provide support for the millions of Americans living with diabetes.

New York Times examined diabetes -- the fifth-leading cause of death behind heart disease, cancer, stroke and pulmonary disease.

Upper trunk fat - deposits of fat on the chest and back - is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, a condition that is a precursor of type 2 diabetes.

There are several steps a parent can take to prepare their kids with diabetes for the school year.

Finding also confirms underlying biology behind diabetes.

Black and Hispanic men no longer are less likely than whites to be unaware that they have diabetes.

Diabetes rates for Hispanics and blacks in Los Angeles County were nearly double the rates for whites and Asians/Pacific Islanders in 2005, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials said on Monday, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.