SYNOPSIS: This meta-analysis demonstrates that despite no strategy to alleviate blood pressure actually prolonging the lives of diabetic patients with kidney disease, angiotensin-receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme, whether administered alone or in some combination, appear to be the most efficacious strategies in the prevention of end-stage renal disease.

SYNOPSIS: This study shows that consumption of chocolate can potentially improve liver enzymes, guarding against insulin resistance and diabetes onset.

Type 2 diabetes is correlated with a multitude of micronutrient deficiencies.

SYNOPSIS: A retrospective data analysis from the UK clinical practice research datalink finds that hypoglycemia in patients treated for diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.

Type 2 diabetes increases risk for cardiovascular events, their frequency and severity, especially when compared to non-diabetic controls.