The expected benefits of tight glycemic control in the presence of advanced kidney disease need to be weighed against the risk involved.

Adding spironolactone to a regimen that includes maximal ACE inhibition improves renoprotection in hypertensive patients with diabetic nephropathy, data suggest.

Eating walnuts may improve endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes, data suggest.

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) should be used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes, according to new recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

Albuminuria is strongly associated with the severity of calcified atherosclerotic plaque (CP) in white but not black individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Day napping and short night sleeping are associated with an elevated risk of diabetes among older adults, researchers reported in Diabetes Care (2009; published online ahead of print).

The incidence of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in people with diabetes continues to decline, a trend that could be related to improved treatment and care and a decrease in the prevalence of ESRD risk factors, according to a recently published study.

Adding spironolactone to a regimen that includes maximal ACE inhibition improves renoprotection in patients with diabetic nephropathy, data suggest.

Day napping and short night sleeping are associated with an elevated risk of diabetes among older adults, researchers reported in Diabetes Care (2009; published online ahead of print).

Regular aspirin use may decrease the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all causes among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a study.