FDA Approves Susvimo for Diabetic Macular Edema
2025-02-05
Approval marks the first and only continuous delivery treatment as an alternate to regular eye injectionsContinue Reading
Diabetic ‘Yo-yo’ Dieting Can Harm Kidneys
2025-02-05
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Yo-yo” dieting — repeatedly losing and gaining weight — can significantly increase risk of kidney disease among people with type 1 diabetes, a new study warns. Diabetics with greater weight fluctuations experienced a 40% decline in their kidneys’ ability to filter toxins fromContinue Reading
Vitamin Deficiencies Common in Type 2 Diabetes
2025-01-29
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Hidden hunger” — low levels of essential vitamins or minerals — is common among people with type 2 diabetes, a new evidence review says Overall, as many as 45% of type 2 diabetics are suffering multiple deficiencies in vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, researchersContinue Reading
Weight Loss Boosts Long-Term Health of Kids With Obesity
2025-01-28
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health. When these children and teens lose weight, they are less likely to have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol as young adults, researchers reported inContinue Reading
Heart Health Risk Factors Continue To Increase
2025-01-28
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association (AHA). These risks are thwarting efforts to save lives from heart disease, heartContinue Reading
Certain Meds and Diet Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
2025-01-24
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People can reverse their type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says. Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a calorie-restricted diet and taking the prescription diabetes drug dapagliflozin,Continue Reading
Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes
2025-01-21
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even dementia. But these drugs also come with risks that shouldn’t be overlooked, researchers warn in a study publishedContinue Reading
Can Carrots Help Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
2025-01-10
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Munching on carrots may help benefit your health, especially if you live with type 2 diabetes. At least, that is the hope of researchers in Denmark. “We see carrots as a potential component of future dietary strategies for type 2 diabetes,” says LarsContinue Reading
Sugary Drinks Are To Blame for Millions of Diabetes, Heart Disease Cases Worldwide
2025-01-08
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, (HealthDay News) — Sugar-sweetened drink consumption accounts for more than 2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes, and 1.2 million new cases of heart disease worldwide annually. According to new research published Jan. 6 in the journal Nature Medicine, people all over the world are impactedContinue Reading
Diabetes Prevention Program Saves People Money, Study Shows
2025-01-08
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Preventing diabetes can be as good for a person’s wallet as it is for their health, a new study says. People participating in a diabetes prevention program saved more than $5,000 in direct medical costs over two years, researchers reported recently in theContinue Reading