Having the so-called metabolic syndrome may raise the risk of
chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers
from China report.

Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of
children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher
prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance, a risk factor for
diabetes, according to researchers at the Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia.

People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their
health-related quality of life by getting fit, new research shows.