Diabetes patients are not often advised to improve their health by being in front of a video screen. If the screen is connected to an exercise video game, however, it just might help.

A committee within the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently voted that a unique type of drug could benefit type 2 diabetes patients.

Short-term overeating may not only result in weight gain — it can have long-term affects on metabolism too. Can exercise counter the harmful effects of a holiday feast?

Kidney disease, which many diabetes patients develop, does not have to be a death sentence. In fact, it is treatable, and exercise may be key to putting the brakes on its progression.

Exercise can help treat diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. While getting people to move can be difficult, asking them about fitness habits may spur them to act.

As a patient ages and has diabetes longer, the health risks rise. A new study pinpointed what some of these risks may be for diabetes patients 60 and older.

People with type 2 diabetes have higher cancer risks than the general population. The link may have to do with how diabetes affects the metabolism. Diabetes medications may also figure into the equation.

New cases of liver cancer have tripled in the last three decades. The largest increases in incidence are being seen in Latinos. Why is that?

Many medical conditions do not come on suddenly but instead have warning signs first. Diabetes, for example, starts with increased insulin resistance.

Children of obese parents are at high risk for heart conditions later in life. What can be done to lower this risk?