Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract the disease, which has been on the upswing in childhood and adolescence

A study from Canada published this week in /PLoS// Medicine/ suggests an association between tighter glycemic control and an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash in diabetic adults. Using a population-based case control analysis over a 2 year period, Donald Redelmeier and colleagues from the University of Toronto studied the association between measured glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in diabetic drivers and the risk of a motor vehicle crash…

Title: Metformin vs. Sulfonylureas for Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 12/7/2009 11:23:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2009 11:23:18 AM

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warmly welcomes the two pronged themes of prevention of and education that are the focus of World Diabetes Day (14 November). “Recent research is predicting that one in seven Australians will have type 2 diabetes by 2050,” said RACGP president, Dr Chris Mitchell.

Diabetes UK warns that 797,067 people with diabetes in the UK are not achieving their recommended blood glucose levels.