Diabetes
Updates issued for standards of medical care in diabetes
In a supplemental issue of Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association has published updates to the new Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2022.
Jun 2, 2022
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Health
International standards for type 2 diabetes remission established
People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more, according to a new consensus statement from the Endocrine Society, the European Association ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Medications
Combo-drug treatment for type 2 diabetes remains effective after two years
Patients with Type 2 diabetes often take metformin as first-line therapy to help stabilize their blood glucose. Eventually, some patients no longer respond to metformin and require additional treatment. A few years ago, pivotal ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Medications
Diabetes drug from the group of SGLT2 inhibitors normalizes insulin action in the brain
Overweight or obesity, an unfavorable distribution of fat in the body and the development of type 2 diabetes are often associated with a reduced effect of the hormone insulin in many organs, including the brain (insulin resistance). ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Diabetes
New hormone injection aids weight loss in obese patients
An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks.
Aug 6, 2019
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Medications
Diabetes drug boosts survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 pneumonia
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suggests a multicenter observational study in Italy. Patients given sitagliptin in addition ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Diabetes
New hope from the 'seven year switch' in type 1 diabetes
New research has shown that the rapid decline in insulin production that causes Type 1 diabetes continues to fall over seven years and then stabilises.
Jun 8, 2018
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Diabetes
Eating in sync with biological clock could replace problematic diabetes treatment
Type 2 diabetics inject themselves with insulin, a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into liver, muscle and fat cells, up to four times a day. But insulin injections are linked to weight gain and the loss of control ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Health
Mankai duckweed plant found to offer health benefits
Mankai, a new high-protein aquatic plant strain of duckweed, has significant potential as a superfood and provides glycemic control after carbohydrate consumption, a team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...
Aug 5, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Diabetes treatment may keep dementia, Alzheimer's at bay
Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.
Mar 25, 2019
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