MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Now might be a good time to brew another cup of tea. Researchers studying the impact of tea found that drinking four or more cups of black, green or oolong tea every day was linked to a 17% lower risk of developing typeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – People with type 1 diabetes who need to inject insulin a few times a day could eventually be switching to an easier-to-take tablet that dissolves inside the cheek. Canadian researchers working with rodents report they have created an insulin that could be takenContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though it’s not clear how diabetes may be related to hearing loss, many people experience both conditions simultaneously. About 37 million Americans have diabetes, estimates the American Diabetes Association. Meanwhile, about 34.5 million of them also have some type of hearing loss. ExperiencingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When teenagers with type 1 diabetes get better control of their blood sugar, their brains may benefit, a new clinical trial shows. Researchers found that when teenagers started treatment with a newer technology — often dubbed “artificial pancreas” systems — they were betterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes might face a substantially increased risk of heart failure if they take ibuprofen or some other type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a new Danish study indicates. Short-term NSAID use increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure byContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that not getting enough sleep may doom adolescents and teens to obesity and poorer health as they enter adulthood. Those who slept less than eight hours a night were more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers whoContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just like their humans, dogs are more often diagnosed with diabetes in certain places and times of year, new research reveals. Diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in humans rise during the winter months and in northern latitudes of the United States. This newContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average — but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests. Gestational diabetes is diagnosed when a pregnant woman’s blood sugarContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The popular diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of a probable carcinogen, but patients should keep using the medication because it could be dangerous to stop taking it, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week. Despite the discovery that Nitroso-STG-19 (NTTP)Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Elevated levels of a specific protein appear to be linked to an increased risk of developing diabetes and dying from cancer, a new study finds. High levels of prostasin — mainly found in epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Kids with type 1 diabetes and their closest relatives are more likely to experience mental health issues than people without the disease, Swedish researchers report. “Many clinicians assume intuitively that diabetes in a child negatively affects the mental health of both the patientContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A half-century-old diabetes drug appears to help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients’ insulin resistance, according to a small-scale clinical trial. Bipolar patients who responded to the drug metformin experienced improvement in their mood disorder as their insulin resistance decreased, said lead researcherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting might help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels, a new study has found. People with diabetes who restricted their eating to within a daily 10-hour window wound up with blood sugar levels in the normal rangeContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in a region where tropical storms, hurricanes or other weather emergencies are likely means being ready for a quick evacuation. “Part of preparedness is having a plan,” said Dr. James McDeavitt, executive vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor CollegeContinue Reading