For people who have type 2 diabetes, a low-glycemic index diet is significantly better than a high-fiber diet for keeping blood glucose levels down, researchers report Glycemic index, or GI, refers to how rapidly a food causes blood sugar to rise. High-GI foods, like white bread and potatoes, tend to spur a quick surge in blood sugar, while low-GI foods, such as lentils, soybeans, yogurt and many high-fiber grains, produce a more gradual increase in blood sugar. Join discussion...

Good metabolic control and intensive insulin treatment doesn't normalize the onset of menstruation, which is usually delayed in girls with type 1 diabetes compared with girls without the disease, study findings confirm. Dr. Paolo Pozzilli, at Universita Campus Bio-Medico, in Rome, and colleagues compared the age at onset of menstruation among 162 girls who received intensive insulin therapy and blood sugar control since their type 1 diabetes diagnosis, which was 3 to 5 years earlier. These girls were matched with 214 same-age girls without the disease (the controls). Join discussion...

In a study of more than 11,000 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes, the investigators found that over a decade, those diagnosed with depression consistently had a higher average hemoglobin A1C level -- a standard measure of long-term blood sugar control. Join discussion...