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Too Little, Too Much: Poor Sleep Linked to Vessel Damage in Those With Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2024
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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.
Short sleep duration is tied to a 2.6 times increased risk of small blood vessel damage, also known ...
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country's first continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes.
The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, which will be available by summer, is intended for people 18 and older who have type 2 diabetes bu...
Yogurt Makers Can Make Limited Claims About Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: FDA
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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Yogurt makers can now make limited claims about the food's power to help prevent type 2 diabetes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Mounjaro Beats Ozempic for Weight Loss in Early Trial
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2023
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers report.
Both Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Ozempic (semaglutide) mimic the effects of th...
Breast Cancer Drug Could Trigger Dangerous High Blood Sugar
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2023
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For certain patients with advanced breast cancer, a drug called Piqray (alpelisib) may extend survival. But new research confirms the medication often causes seriously high blood sugar levels.
"This is a very effective drug that we should be using to treat breast cancer,...
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2023
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One day, it may be possible to monitor people for risk of disease through continuously measuring skin temperature.
Researchers have found in a new study that wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease.
"These findings indicate the potential to marr...
'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2023
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Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they're working or relaxing deep into the night.
But being a night owl might come at a cost to one's health.
People who are night owls have a higher risk than early birds of becoming diabetic, a new study has f...
Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2023
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People with type 2 diabetes could soon have access to convenient once-a-week insulin shots that could replace the daily injections now required.
A once-weekly insulin formulation called icodec performed just as well as daily doses of the insulin degludec, phase 3 clinica...
Could 'Produce Prescriptions' Save $40 Billion in Medical Bills Among Those With Diabetes? Study Says Yes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 13, 2023
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A bunch of healthy fruits and vegetables could be just what the doctor ordered.
Nonprofit groups and public health agencies have experimented with the idea of a produce prescription over the years. Now, a new study simulates what would happen if patients with diabetes an...
Diabetes Medications: Choosing Which Ones Are Best for You
- Susan E. Spratt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine HealthDay Reporter
- July 5, 2023
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You have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What are your medication options?
That depends on what type of diabetes you have and what risk factors you carry.
In type 2 diabetes, the body becomes resistant to the insulin and the pancreas has to make more. Insulin ...
Exercise + Weight Loss Perfect Combo to Fight Diabetes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 29, 2023
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Pairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.
Building in regular exercise more than doubled sensitivity to insulin compared to just weight loss alone. This has the potent...
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2023
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Gastric bypass surgery is a potential long-term cure for type 2 diabetes, especially if the procedure is performed before the disease progresses, a new study argues.
Among a large group of obese people with type 2 diabetes, about half achieved remission for an average se...
Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2023
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Nearly 10 million Americans are at risk for blindness from diabetic retinopathy, a new study finds.
In 2021, an estimated 9.6 million people in the United States -- 26% of those with diabetes -- had the eye illness and nearly 2 million had the most severe form, "vision-t...
Burdened by Medical Bills, Many Americans With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Help
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 13, 2023
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How prohibitive is the cost of diabetes care?
For American patients, including those with insurance, the full scope of related expenses is often so onerous that some have turned to crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe as a way to raise cash for care, new research s...
Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 1, 2023
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The number of American women who have diabetes when they become pregnant has increased dramatically over five years, health officials reported Wednesday.
Between 2016 and 2021, the rate of pregnancy among diabetic women has risen 27%, from about 9 per 1,000 births to 11...
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 30, 2023
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If you're one of the millions of folks living with type 2 diabetes, you know that regular exercise can help you keep your blood sugar in check.
Now, new research suggests that working out in the afternoon may help maximize these benefits.
The new study wasn't ...
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record Low
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 30, 2023
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020.
Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2023
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Having higher blood sugar can lead to quicker loss of brain power after a stroke, a new study suggests.
High blood pressure and cholesterol were not associated with a similar mental loss, even in those at higher genetic risk for dementia.
"Having a stroke increases...
One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 1, 2023
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Could a one-hour procedure that involves zapping a part of the intestines mean no more insulin for millions of folks with type 2 diabetes?
Maybe, according to a small study scheduled for presentation next week at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago.
The ...
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2023
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While the immediate goal of bariatric surgery is to help obese patients shed significant weight, new research shows it may also reduce diabetes complications, including nerve damage.
Investigators followed 127 weight-loss surgery patients for two years. They found the su...
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 1, 2023
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Electrical stimulation from a spinal cord implant can provide long-lasting relief for people with diabetic neuropathy, updated clinical trial results show.
"Two years after starting with using that stimulator device, they're still having the same quality of improvement a...
Type 1 Diabetes and Use of 'Off-Label' Drugs: Benefits, but Concerns, Too
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2023
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While people with type 1 diabetes can see some benefit from newer medications prescribed off-label, there is also risk, and these patients should be monitored closely, according to a new study.
Type 1 diabetes is universally treated with insulin injections, but only abou...
A1C: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Your Heart?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 12, 2023
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You might think about cholesterol when you consider your cardiovascular health.
It's also important to consider your A1C levels.
Sugar is just as bad for your heart as cholesterol -- if not worse, said
Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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The U.S. flu season is expected to extend into spring, and experts say it's not too late to get a flu shot.
Last year's flu season was mild, but this season has already seen triple the number of flu-related deaths in the United States.
"Even a minor respiratory vi...
Ozempic: Dieters Who Use Scarce Diabetes Drug Could Face Side Effects
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2023
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Mila Clarke started taking Ozempic in 2020 to help manage her diabetes, but was pleasantly surprised to find herself soon shedding pounds.
"I was like, this is really weird because I'm not having to try very hard to do this,"said Clarke, who has been diagnosed with both ...
Artificial Pancreas Device May Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2023
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An artificial pancreas has long been considered the holy grail for people with type 1 diabetes, and new research suggests a more convenient version of this technology may...
Could Coffee Lower a Woman's Odds of Diabetes After Pregnancy?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 26, 2022
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Women who had diabetes during pregnancy might want to treat themselves to another cup of joe.
New research shows that drinking coffee may lower their risk of type 2 diabetes.<...
More Steps Per Day, Lowered Odds for Diabetes in Women
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 23, 2022
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Move your body every day to guard against type 2 diabetes.
That's the upshot of a new study that analyzed Fitbit data and type 2 diabetes rates from participants in a nationwide research program, reporting that women who logged more steps each day had a lower risk of dia...
Insulin Pumps Ease Diabetes Care. So Why Are Black Patients Less Likely to Get One?
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2022
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Insulin pumps can help folks with type 1 diabetes get better control of their disease and minimize how often they inject insulin, and use of the devices has taken off in the past 20 years.
Scientists Use 'Gentler' Cell Transplants to Reverse Diabetes in Mice
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2022
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Scientists have used a transplant procedure to apparently cure diabetes in lab mice, without the need for immune-suppressing drugs afterward.
The success is a first step in developing a safer way to use cell transplants to possibly cure type 1 diabetes. But that's a long...
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 5, 2022
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Yoga, meditation and other mindfulness practices may help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar -- nearly to the degree that standard medications like m...
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2022
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Nerve damage is a common side effect of type 2 diabetes and it might start in the eyes long before the condition is ever diagnosed, new research suggests.
In this study, scientists used neuropathy, or ne...
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.
Could a Common Diabetes Drug Ease Bipolar Disorder?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 27, 2022
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A half-century-old diabetes drug appears to help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients' insulin resistance, according to a small-scale clinical trial.
Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 20, 2022
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Annual wellness visits covered by Medicare reduce diabetes patients' risk of amputation by more than one-third, a new study finds.
"Our results confirmed our hypothesis that Annual Wellnes...
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 15, 2022
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Overall use of insulin pumps among U.S. youngsters with type 1 diabetes has climbed in recent decades, but those who are poor or from minority groups are less likely to have the devices, a new study finds.
'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2022
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Open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) systems are an effective and safe way for people with type 1 diabetes to control their blood sugar levels, researchers say.
The AID systems combine a...
Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2022
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High-tech devices and communication helped ease the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on children with type 1 diabetes, researchers said in a new study.
Pandemic shutdowns caused significant disruptions in health care, and previous studies have shown that diabetes patients ha...
Managing a Baby's Low Blood Sugar Is Key to Health
- Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2022
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Correcting low blood sugar in infants reduces their risk of brain development problems later in life, new studies show.
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia...
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2022
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Could an annual eye exam save your sight if you have diabetes? Most definitely, one vision expert says.
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Blood Sugar, Cholesterol Issues in 30s Could Raise Alzheimer's Risk
- Denise Mann
- March 23, 2022
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Your 30s can be a magical time filled with career strides, vacations you can actually afford, love, marriage and even a growing family of your own.
It's likely not the decade where you begin to fret about your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in the future. But ma...
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
- March 17, 2022
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Older adults may not only be living longer, but better as well, according to a new U.K. study.
Researchers found that since the 1990s, British adults age 65 and u...
Are Health Care Apps in Your Future?
- March 4, 2022
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Are you managing a chronic health problem, be it obesity or diabetes or heart disease or asthma?
There's likely an app for that.
Health apps are becoming more and more sop...
Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary: Study
- February 28, 2022
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Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study.
Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patients after they left the hospital, and only 8% required insuli...
Apps Can Help Keep Older Folks Healthy - But Most Don't Use Them
- February 14, 2022
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Mobile health apps can help older Americans but only about four in 10 use them, and those most likely to benefit are least likely to take advantage of them, a new survey reveals.
Health apps monitor everything from calories and exercise to blood pressure and blood sugar ...
'Artificial Pancreas' Can Help Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 20, 2022
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Having a child with type 1 diabetes can be a challenging health condition for parents to manage, but new research suggests an "artificial pancreas" system may beat standard treatment in controlling the blood sugar disease in young children.
Forms of the technology -...
Insulin Isn't the Only Blood Sugar Regulator
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- January 5, 2022
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Scientists have known for 100 years that insulin is the body's main mechanism for controlling blood sugar levels, but researchers have now discovered a second hormone does the same job a bit differently -- and they say it could be a new target for treating diabetes.
The ...
Experts Issue Guidelines on Diabetes-Linked Nerve Damage
- Cara Murez
- December 30, 2021
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A leading medical group has updated a guideline for treating pain and numbness caused by diabetes.
The problems, which affect the hands and feet, are the result of nerve damage, also known as
High-Altitude Exercise Could Bring Danger to People With Type 1 Diabetes
- Robert Preidt
- December 28, 2021
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Hiking and skiing in the mountains may wreak havoc on the blood sugar levels of those with type 1 diabetes, new research suggests.
Exercise offers many benefits -- such as improved heart health, better
Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight
- Robert Preidt
- November 3, 2021
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Managing your diabetes can be tough, but your eyes might thank you for it.
Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that damages the retina's blood vessels, often resulting in vision loss and blindness. The condition occurs in more than half of people with diabete...