Certain diabetes drugs may reduce risk of dementia, Korean study reveals

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes might prevent dementia, providing greater benefits with longer treatment, suggests a large study from Korea published

Mankai plant found to reduce post-meal sugar levels in diabetics

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Study design and flowchart. Type 2 diabetes. Credit: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1111/dom.15840 A pioneering clinical trial conducted at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Ben-Gurion University of

No link found between popular diabetes medication and suicide

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Weighted Cumulative Incidence for Suicide Death Among Users of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors in Sweden and Denmark. Credit: JAMA Internal Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.4369

Novel class of once-weekly insulin as effective as daily injections for patients with type 2 diabetes, new study finds

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain 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)

Automated insulin delivery technology helps marathon runners with type 1 diabetes

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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

Beta cells alone can regulate blood sugar levels, study finds

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Pancreatic islets from adult mice. On the left, islet composed of different types of endocrine cells. Right: pancreatic islet composed solely of beta cells. Credit: Laboratoire Pedro Herrera – UNIGE

Insulin and metformin combo aids diabetic foot ulcer healing, new study finds

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00418 People with chronic diabetic foot ulcers could soon have a new way to treat their wounds for faster healing and fewer

Low-carb/high-fat diets for weight loss may actually boost risk of type 2 diabetes

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The global trend towards low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can in fact increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by a staggering 20%, according to