By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis strikes more than half of the 20.6 million American adults who have diabetes, and the painful joint condition may be a barrier to exercise among these patients, a new government report shows.

By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women with high blood sugar levels during pregnancy face an increased risk of complications, even if the high blood sugar readings don't meet the criteria for gestational diabetes.

THURSDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Chronically high blood glucose levels disable the molecular switch that normally turns off sugar production in the liver in response to increasing insulin levels, a California study finds.

TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A national effort is needed to deal with the effects of high blood sugar in heart patients, says an American Heart Association scientific statement released Monday.

The statement highlights a number of unanswered questions about the condition, also known as hyperglycemia, in people hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which includes heart attack and a variety of other cardiovascular conditions.