THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A drug long used to curb rheumatoid arthritis may be a potent foe against another immune disorder, type 1 diabetes. Australian researchers report that baricitinib (Olumiant) appears to help patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes maintain their natural ability to produce insulin,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Girls whose periods begin before the age of 13 are at higher risk of becoming adult women with diabetes, compared to girls who start menstruation later, new research shows. An earlier onset of periods also appears to hike a woman’s odds for strokeContinue Reading
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 the gut hormone GLP-1, which triggers insulin production, helps control appetiteContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People can walk away their risk of developing type 2 diabetes – but only if they walk fast enough, a new report finds. Folks who walk at least 2.5 miles an hour appear to have a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who don’t get enough sleep might have an increased risk of diabetes, an effect even more pronounced in postmenopausal females, a new study finds. Shortening sleep by just 90 minutes increased insulin resistance in women used to getting adequate sleep, researchers atContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young people who smoke and have prediabetes have triple the risk of suffering a stroke, a new study shows. Overall, hospitalized tobacco users with prediabetes had a 3.3 times higher risk that they were in the hospital due to a stroke, after researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having high insulin levels may be more than tough to manage when you have diabetes: New research shows it also appears to raise the risk of pancreatic cancer. In the study, scientists found excessive insulin levels overstimulated pancreatic acinar cells, which produce digestiveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A kinder, more thoughtful workplace can lead to better heart health among older employees, a new study finds. Older workers’ heart health risk factors decreased significantly when their office employed interventions designed to reduce work-family conflicts, researchers report in the Nov. 8 issueContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay) — There’s good news for people with diabetes who are turning to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat their disease and lose weight: The drugs probably will not harm their vision. Semaglutide (the generic name for both medicines) can trigger rapid drops in bloodContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second injectable diabetes drug has been approved for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The weight-loss drug Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as the diabetes drug Mounjaro. Both medications are madeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, and this combination can lead to premature death, researchers say. “More than 35 million Americans have diabetes, and more than 95 million have prediabetes, making diabetes one of the leading causes of deathContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Put down the saltshaker — especially if you’re at risk of type 2 diabetes. While the condition brings to mind the need to avoid sugar, a new study links it to frequent salt consumption. “We already know that limiting salt can reduce theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time-restricted dieting may be a better way for people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight than counting calories, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who only ate between noon and 8 p.m. each day lost more weight than those whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having diabetes and colon cancer together can raise the risk of dying early, particularly for patients with diabetic complications, a new study shows. To arrive at that conclusion, researchers from National Taiwan University examined data for more than 59,000 people from the TaiwanContinue Reading