Massachusetts General Hospital

Revere HealthCare Center celebrates community health

At this year’s annual Community Health Day, more than 70 guests gathered at the MGH Revere HealthCare Center to celebrate local community health efforts and learn about one of today’s most pressing health topics: diabetes.

Vascular Disease, Diabetes and Foot Ulcerations

Join Mass General experts for a continuing medical education event discussing interventions for patients with foot and ankle complications related to diabetes mellitus and vascular disease.

Intensive Glucose Control Halves Complications of Longstanding Type 1 Diabetes

Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of type 1 diabetes.

A Decade Later, Lifestyle Changes or Metformin Still Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent compared with placebo in people at high risk for the disease, researchers conclude based on 10 years of data.