Joslin Diabetes Center researchers find bariatric surgery to be more effective at weight control than medical and lifestyle ...

Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate just like sugars and starches. This sometimes can be confusing for people living with diabetes. Carbohydrate is the macronutrient that has the biggest impact on ...

Nighttime hypoglycemia can be the result of a number of factors in people with diabetes. It is important to learn what causes hypoglycemia (low glucose) in order to prevent it from happening. What Are ...

“Why does it seem like every time I eat a carbohydrate (carbs), foods my glucose levels skyrocket?” “Why is it that some foods make my glucose levels high and other foods don't?” These are just a few ...

BOSTON, MA — A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center explores the role of insulin signaling in the brain’s immune cells, and how it may mediate the relationship between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s ...

Studying molecular factors that mediate bariatric surgery’s beneficial effect on type 2 diabetes, Joslin investigators identify one that could be targeted therapeutically without surgery. More than a ...

BOSTON – Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD, the Diabetes and Wellness Research Foundation Endowed Chair and Co-Head of the Section on Islet & Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center, has been awarded ...

People with diabetes have been identified as one group that may face greater risks of complications when dealing with COVID-19. With that in mind, our clinicians have put together a list of guidelines ...

Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes and usually occurs in association with chronically elevated blood glucose levels. Elevated glucose levels may damage the nerves--usually in the feet ...

BOSTON — Proven to protect against a wide array of diseases, exercise may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science. However, while physical activity can improve health during ...

Our colleagues at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and its affiliated physician group, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP), announced in September 2023 that they have reached an ...

Medha N. Munshi, MD, a geriatrician and endocrinologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has dedicated her career to improving care for older adults. In 2001, she founded the Geriatric ...