High fructose corn syrup is in so many of our processed foods. As such, it's hard for some of us to avoid eating this common sweetener.

Living with a long-term disease like diabetes can take a toll on your mental health. For some patients, diabetes can lead to depression. Now it appears that relationship may work the other way around.

In many cases, patients with type 2 diabetes can control their disease through diet and exercise. When these lifestyle changes aren't enough, patients may need drug treatment. But which drug works best?

November is American Diabetes Month - a time of the year when the American Diabetes Association increases its efforts to raise awareness of this serious disease. New research suggests diabetes rates are growing fast.

Heart disease is a common complication of diabetes. Vitamin D may play a role in the development of clogged arteries, which can lead to heart disease.

If you have type 2 diabetes, your weight can have a huge impact on your risk of complications and death. One might think the heavier you are, the higher your risk. However, the scenario may not be as simple as that.

Eating healthy to lose weight is a key part of controlling diabetes. But getting patients to eat healthy is not always easy. Two different programs may be equally helpful in getting patients to change their eating habits.

A drug that would have been a combination treatment for diabetes and high cholesterol will no longer be developed, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

The cheap and effective drug that lowers blood sugar in type II diabetics may be a new weapon against breast, colon, prostate and other cancers. Growing evidence suggests metformin may also be helpful in managing ovarian cancer.

Often, patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have already had the disease for several years, which means damage may have already taken place. A test to spot diabetes risk earlier could help doctors prevent such damage.