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Diabetes, Prediabetes Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging and potential dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Diabetes Care. Abigail Dove, ...

Insulin Resistance Linked to Risk for More Than 30 Diseases

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with multiple systemic diseases, according a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of...

Everything You Need to Know About Insulin

SATURDAY, Aug. 31, 2024 – Insulin can be a critical part of managing diabetes, but patients may not know all of the ins and outs of using the medication effectively. Luckily, the American Diabetes...

How Do Bats Thrive With Blood Sugar Levels That Would Kill Humans?

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Some bats have the highest blood sugar levels ever observed in any mammal, surviving and even thriving with levels that would kill a human, researchers report. These bats...

Diabetes Can Age Your Brain, But Lifestyle Change Can Reverse That

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, a new study based on MRI scans shows. There was one silver lining: Healthy lifestyle changes could help prevent that...

FDA Clears First Automated Device to Deliver Insulin to People With Type 2 Diabetes

TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes. It's the first such...

A Deadly Sea Snail Could Bring New Hope for People With Diabetes

TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet – a deadly sea snail – could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a n...

Mounjaro, Zepbound Cut Odds for Diabetes by 94% in At-Risk People, Study Finds

TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Tirzepatide, the blockbuster GLP-1 medicine known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss, cut the odds that an obese, prediabetic person will develop diabetes...

Mounjaro, Zepbound Cut Odds for Diabetes by 94% in At-Risk People, Study Finds

TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Tirzepatide, the blockbuster GLP-1 medicine known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss, cut the odds that an obese, prediabetic person will develop diabetes...

Automated Multiorgan CT Can Predict Diabetes, Other Conditions

FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – Automated multiorgan computed tomography (CT), including visceral fat, can predict diabetes and associated cardiometabolic conditions, according to a study published online...

Diabetes Run in Your Family? Diet, Exercise Can Still Prevent It

FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – Folks can overcome their genetic risk for type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and regular exercise, a new study says. A healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes...

Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings

FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Abbott has warned diabetes patients that some of its continuous blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced because of inaccurate readings. "Abbott has recently...

Too Little, Too Much: Poor Sleep Linked to Vessel Damage in Those With Diabetes

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Diabetics who sleep too little or too much are more likely to suffer damage to their small blood vessels, a condition that can cause organ damage throughout their bodies....

FDA Approves Zituvio (sitagliptin) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

AHMEDABAD, India, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/affiliates, hereafter referred to as 'Zydus') today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...

FDA Approves Baqsimi (glucagon) Nasal Powder for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

July 24, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Baqsimi nasal powder, the first glucagon therapy approved for the emergency treatment of severe hypoglycemia that can be...

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