The 5:2 diet: A good choice for gestational diabetes
Weight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers with a new baby. Now, new research from the University of South Australia suggests that the popular 5:2 or intermittent fasting diet […]
Harms of Statins With Diabetes – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diabetes News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 Statins are proven to lower cholesterol, but they may also come with a downside for patients with diabetes: A new study finds they may make the blood sugar disease worse. Researchers found that among those taking statins, 56% saw their diabetes […]
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Latest Diabetes News TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Medtronic has expanded a recall of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps to include more than 463,000 of the devices. The pumps may deliver incorrect dosing of insulin and the recall has been identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class […]
COVID Risk in T1D; Lilly to Drop Some Insulin Prices; New ADA/EASD T1D Guideline
Adults over age 40 with type 1 diabetes (T1D) faced more severe COVID-19 outcomes, including a higher risk of hospitalization and death, compared with children and young adults with the condition. “These findings indicate the need for age-tailored treatments, immunization, and clinical management of individuals affected by type 1 diabetes and COVID-19,” said the study’s […]
Osteoporosis Drug May Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Latest Diabetes News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) A drug widely used to treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Taking the drug alendronate (Fosamax) for at least eight years could potentially reduce a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes […]
Prediabetes Tied to Doubled Risk of Major Depression in Dutch Study
A precursor to diabetes might also go hand-in-hand with depression, a Dutch cohort study indicated. Three surrogate measures for insulin resistance all showed a significant link with developing a major depressive disorder over a 9-year follow-up period, reported Kathleen T. Watson, PhD, of Stanford School of Medicine in California, and colleagues. As shown in their […]
Nonsteroidal MRA Drug Cuts Risks in Earlier Diabetic Kidney Disease
Finerenone (Kerendia) prevents cardiovascular (CV) and some renal events in type 2 diabetes patients with earlier stages of kidney disease, the FIGARO-DKD trial showed. In the trial’s stage 1 to 4 kidney disease patients with moderate-to-severe albuminuria, the nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) reduced the composite of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction or stroke, or […]
Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
Latest Diabetes News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation’s leading panel of preventive health experts has announced. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) […]
Do some diabetes drugs reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s? Study finds people taking the drugs have fewer biomarkers, slower cognitive decline
People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid in the brain, a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease, when compared to both people with type 2 diabetes not taking the drugs and people without diabetes. The new study, published in the August 11, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical […]
The Key to Better Health With Diabetes – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diabetes News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 A diet rich in fresh veggies, fruit and fiber has meaningful benefits for people with diabetes, a new research review confirms. Doctors have long recommended this kind of “low-glycemic” eating regimen to help patients manage their diabetes and keep blood sugar […]