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Research assesses impact of weight loss and blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes
A Cleveland Clinic research team has published the first study assessing the independent real-world impacts of weight loss and blood sugar control on clinical outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes treated with antidiabetic ...
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Use of metformin in adults with diabetes linked to lower risk of long COVID
Adults who use the prescription drug metformin to treat their type 2 diabetes have a lower risk of developing long COVID or dying after a COVID-19 infection than people with diabetes who take other anti-diabetes medications, ...
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Research reveals that intensive treatment for diabetes can reduces gum disease inflammation
While the link between diabetes and periodontal disease is known, the impact of diabetes treatment on periodontal health is less well understood. Research published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism demonstrates that periodontal ...
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Study reveals how COVID-19 infection can cause or worsen diabetes
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Social determinants of health associated with diabetic eye-care quality
Patients who live in rural communities, Hispanic patients and Black patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy are less likely to receive annual diabetic eye exams than white patients, according to a recent Northwestern ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Study finds replacing ultra-processed foods in diet reduces type 2 diabetes risk
People who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPF) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but this risk can be lowered by consuming less processed foods instead, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL.
Sep 16, 2024
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Arsenic exposure linked to faster onset of diabetes in south Texas population
Exposure to arsenic and other toxic metals may accelerate the progression toward diabetes, according to a new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.
Sep 16, 2024
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Automated insulin delivery technology helps marathon runners with type 1 diabetes
A series of case reports to be presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held in Madrid (9–13 Sept), describe how a technology giving insulin doses informed by an insulin ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Semaglutide and tirzepatide lead to better blood sugar control and weight loss in type 1 diabetes, study finds
Semaglutide and tirzepatide treatment lead to significant weight loss and improve blood sugar control in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who are living with overweight or obesity, research presented at the annual meeting ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Artificial pancreas shows promise in people with type 1 diabetes on kidney dialysis
Automated insulin delivery systems have, for the first time, been tested for people with type-one diabetes and end-stage kidney disease. The results found that they were safe and able to offer improvements in managing the ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Fear of hypoglycemia remains a major barrier to exercise among adults with type 1 diabetes, research shows
Despite high use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump therapy, fear of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) remains a significant barrier to physical activity and exercise for adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Scientists search for new treatment target for diabetic retinopathy
Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are searching for a new treatment target for a common complication of diabetes that can cause retinal blood vessels to break down, leak, or become blocked.
Sep 12, 2024
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Aussies with type 2 diabetes are missing out on crucial meds, says study
UNSW medical researchers say more Australians with type 2 diabetes need to be offered add-on medications that would better protect them from heart and kidney disease—which are among the major causes of death for people ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Predictors for achieving, sustaining blood glucose control, weight loss with tirzepatide in adults with type 2 diabetes
The phase 3 SURPASS-4 trial published in 2021 established that tirzepatide lowers blood sugar and supports weight loss better than insulin glargine (a long-acting insulin) for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Now new research examining ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Large-scale population analysis confirms reassuring safety profile of tirzepatide
As more people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are taking medications to help manage blood sugar levels and weight loss, concerns about whether these drugs are safe have emerged. Now real-world evidence from the FDA Adverse Event ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Time-restricted eating found to improve blood sugar control in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes
Restricting the eating window to eight hours a day significantly improves blood glucose control in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes irrespective of whether it is earlier or later in the day, according to a randomized crossover ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Rapid control of blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes can reverse risk of children developing obesity
Swiftly achieving glycemic control after a diagnosis of gestational diabetes can bring the baby's risk of obesity in childhood down to a level similar to that of children whose mothers did not have gestational diabetes, according ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Childhood diabetes cases have risen sharply over the last 30 years, but some countries affected more than others
Diabetes is a global health problem. Those who suffer from this disease produce little or no insulin, or have an ineffective response to insulin that causes their high blood sugar levels to be abnormally high.
Sep 11, 2024
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Novel class of once-weekly insulin as effective as daily injections for patients with type 2 diabetes, new study finds
New research published in New England Journal of Medicine and presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid (9–13 Sept) shows that a new class of insulin ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Individuals with complications of diabetes are at higher risk of gum disease, Danish study finds
Gum disease is more common in individuals with microvascular complications of diabetes, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Lower diligence level linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes, who display lower levels of diligence, may have a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease with which diabetes is strongly associated, finds research published in the open ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Reduced heart rate fluctuations due to disruption of the body's internal clock may double risk of death in diabetics
Disruption to normal variations in daily heart rate (HR) is associated with a much higher risk of dying in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over 21 years, according to new research presented at the Annual Meeting of ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk
Taking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.
Sep 10, 2024
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Voice analysis can screen people for type 2 diabetes with high accuracy, study finds
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Madrid (9–13 Sept), highlights the potential of using voice analysis to detect undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Data show individuals with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of asthma, and vice versa
Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely to develop asthma—and vice versa, according to an analysis of data on 17 million people presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of ...
Sep 9, 2024
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