This is the first in a series of blogs by Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, discussing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
For the 30 million Americans who have diabetes mellitus -- including the more than 95 percent with type 2 diabetes -- lifestyle changes, technological advances, …
For 10 years, starting when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a 19-month-old, Jamie Kurtzig's parents took turns waking up every three hours, …
A lot has been written here and elsewhere about the unpredictability and deadliness of most forms of pancreatic cancer. In short, it's difficult to diagnose …
Flip-flopping is often considered to be a sign of indecision and poor judgment, but in the world of biology it can signal a kind of …
Diabetes impairs the body's ability to recover following bone injuries, but until now, no one knew exactly why. In a study published today in Science …
Diabetics exposed to consistently high blood glucose levels can develop serious secondary complications, including heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and ulcers that require the …
Sit with Al Cross outside a San Jose coffee shop, and former mayor Tom McEnery might say hi as he passes by. "We belong here," …
The human pancreas is a tricky organ to study. We need it while we are alive to make insulin to help us regulate our blood …
Imagine arriving in a new country, belongings on your back, and being randomly assigned to live in a neighborhood. Perhaps, using San Francisco Bay Area …
Imagine having to keep track of your diabetic son's constantly changing blood sugar levels by typing each individual reading into an email. Then, once in the …
Bay Area native Anna Simos had always been the healthy one in her family — never a candy eater, she said — but, at 15, …
The right kind of motivation is key when you have a difficult or mundane task at hand. For example, when I wanted to learn Spanish, …
On this morning’s KQED’s morning radio show, Forum, several doctors including Stanford’s Bryant Lin, MD, discussed how diabetes is affecting the health of millions of …
Here's an eye-opening statistic: Children in the United States spend on average 6 hours per day sitting or reclining. As we head into the fall and winter …
The impact of Type 1 diabetes can be a trying and forceful one, especially for children. To better understand the disease's role in young patients' lives, Ashby Walker, …
