TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Potentially dangerous symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children are not always immediately recognized by primary care providers, new research suggests. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas fails to make enough insulin, the hormone that helps regulate blood sugar used for energy byContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face a high likelihood of developing complications before age 30, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 500 children and teenagers with type 2 diabetes, 60% developed at least one complication over the next 15 yearsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. pharmacists will now be able to automatically substitute a cheaper biosimilar for a more expensive brand-name insulin, the U.S Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The agency’s approval of an “interchangeable” biosimilar could save diabetics and health plans millions each year, theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of testosterone don’t give men or women an edge in life, claims a new study that challenges a common belief. “There’s a widespread belief that a person’s testosterone can affect where they end up in life. Our results suggest that, despiteContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As many as two of every five Americans who’ve died from COVID-19 were suffering from diabetes, making the chronic disease one of the highest-risk conditions during the pandemic, an expert says. About 40% of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were amongContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Men with low testosterone levels have a much higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, a new study from Italy finds. The study included nearly 300 symptomatic male COVID-19 patients who arrived at the emergency department and were admitted to SanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Walmart said Tuesday that it will start selling its own private brand of insulin at much lower prices than competing products. Insulin prices have skyrocketed in recent years, making it unaffordable for some Americans with diabetes, according to CBS News. “We know manyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus infected the testes of hamsters in a study that adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 strikes more than just the lungs. The findings could have important implications for men’s health, the researchers said, although research in animals does not alwaysContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new quick and painless sensor that measures blood sugar in human sweat may mean far fewer finger pricks for the millions of people who live with diabetes. Monitoring blood sugar to make sure it remains in the target range is the cornerstoneContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Low testosterone levels may increase men’s risk of severe COVID-19, according to a new study. On average, men fare worse with COVID-19 than women. “During the pandemic, there has been a prevailing notion that testosterone is bad. But we found the opposite inContinue Reading