Tadataka Tsuji, DDS, PhD is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member in the Section of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism at the Joslin Diabetes Center. Dr. Tsuji ...

Joslin researchers identify a 3D DNA switch that controls brown fat’s calorie‑burning power, opening new paths to fight ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 — Nonmedical factors drive up to 60 percent of health outcomes, and for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), social determinants of health factors like poverty, food insecurity, and unstable ...

BOSTON – A major risk factor for diabetes, insulin resistance occurs when the cells of the body do not respond to insulin and cannot make use of the glucose (sugar) in the blood stream. The condition ...

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 ...

Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas, a nephrologist and epidemiologist at Joslin Diabetes Center was named President-Elect of the National Kidney Foundation with a term to begin in October 2022. Dr. Rosas is also the ...

With Yom Kippur – one of the holiest days of the Jewish year – many people are preparing for their fast, which is observed from sundown one day to sundown the next day. For people with diabetes, ...