Can one lower risk for type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in just three short weeks?

With one in five Americans over the age of 60 now coping with diabetes, chances are good that you or someone you know lives with the disease. While the statistics are alarming, the good news is that with vigilance, moderate exercise, and tight control of blood sugar levels, people can prevent or significantly lower the risk of serious complications of type 2 diabetes.

The health team at the Post is on a mission! Our goal is to address the crisis of obesity in American children. During the past two decades, the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled, leading to a rise in adult onset diabetes.

If your waist is wider than your hips, you are more at risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

A new study offers hope in preserving the vision of millions of people in the United States living with type-1 or type-2 diabetes.

In the March/April "Medical Mailbox," Nancy Eagy asked us for information about prescribing the diabetes drug Glucophage to help achieve pregnancy. In her email, she said that her niece had been married 17 years with no children. The niece's doctor put her on Glucophage (although she is not a diabetic) and within two months, she became pregnant.

Dear Dr. SerVaas: Do you have any information on prescription Glucophage in helping achieve pregnancy? I have a niece who had been married 17 years with no children. Her doctor put her on Glucophage, although she is not a diabetic. Within two months, she became pregnant.