Diabetes

Exposure to a gluten-free diet prenatally or very early in life — in the womb or through a mother's milk — may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes, at least in mice, a new study suggests.

Rates of certain serious, diabetes-related health problems have decreased substantially in the last two decades, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Birth order could potentially have long-term health effects, a new study suggests.

Eating yogurt four or five times a week may lower the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.

For people with elevated blood sugar levels, taking Chinese herbal medicines may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, early research from China suggests.

Following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent diabetes, even if patients do not also lose weight or increase exercise, a new study from Spain suggests.

Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.

A nap, or as the Chinese call it, a wujiao, is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate on its health effects continues.