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Drinking Tea May Help Control Blood Sugar and Reduce Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
Drinking dark tea daily may help prevent type 2 diabetes through better blood sugar control, researchers say.
Nearly 40% of Americans with Type 1 Diabetes Aren’t Diagnosed Until 30 or Later, New Study Finds
New research finds adult-onset type 1 diabetes may be just as common as juvenile-onset type 1 diabetes.
Pediatrician’s Group Warns Against Low-Carb/Keto Diets for Kids
A new policy report from the American Academy of Pediatrics urges physicians and parents not to use low-carb diet for kids with diabetes or at risk for the disease.
Night Owls More Likely to Have Unhealthy Lifestyle, Increasing Their Risk of Diabetes, Study Finds
New research finds night owls engage in more unhealthy behaviors than morning people, raising their risk of diabetes by 72%.
Nearly 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-related Eye Disease, Study Finds
Researchers estimate nearly 10 million people in the U.S. now have diabetic retinopathy, a disease that threatens their vision.
Developing Type 2 Diabetes at a Young Age Increases Dementia Risk, Study Finds
People who progress from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes before the age of 60 face a significantly higher risk of dementia, according to new research.
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Emulsifier Chemicals Are Everywhere in Foods. Could They Raise Diabetes Risk?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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Emulsifiers -- substances that are essential ingredients in processed foods -- appear to increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Physical Ills Often Plague People With Schizophrenia, Bipolar
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 23, 2024
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Severe mental illness can contribute to a decline in a person’s physical health, with many chronic conditions slowly eroding their wellness, a new review finds.
People with sch...
Managing Blood Sugar After Stroke Could Be Key to Outcomes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2024
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Managing a stroke victim’s blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds.
People with high blood sugar levels were more likely to suffer a potentially deadly brain bleed after clot-buste...
Dozens of COVID Virus Mutations Arose in Man With Longest Known Case
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2024
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An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered.
Worse, several of the mutations were in the COVID spike protein, indicating that the virus had attempted to evol...
Placenta Plays Role in Gestational Diabetes, Study Suggests
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2024
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The placenta could be one reason why some women develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, a new study finds.
A deficit in the way the placenta expresses the gene for a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) appears linked to insulin resistance during p...
Wegovy Helps Those With Both Diabetes, Heart Failure: Study
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2024
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For people struggling with both diabetes and a common type of heart failure, the weight-loss drug Wegovy may do more for their health than help them shed pounds, new research suggests.
Eli Lilly Warns That 2 Insulin Products Will Be in Short Supply
- Ernie Mundell and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
- March 25, 2024
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co is announcing a temporary shortage of two of its insulin products.
"The 10 mL [millilter] vials of Humalog® and Insulin Lispro Injection are or will be temporarily out of stock at wholesalers and some pharmacies through the beginning of Apri...
Nerve Treatment Could Help Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 22, 2024
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A surgical treatment used to treat conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and back sciatica might also help relieve the pain of patients with diabetic neuropathy, a new study finds.
Surgical nerve decompression significantly eased pain among a small group of people with ...
How Blood Sugar Changes Affect Thinking in Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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In people with type 1 diabetes, fluctuations in blood sugar levels can affect thinking skills in various ways, new research shows.
Researchers looked speci...
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk.
"Mother Nature designed the mammary gland as a factory to make protein really, really ef...
Diabetes Care Falters for Rural Patients: Study
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2024
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If you live in a small town and have diabetes, you're more likely to suffer serious setbacks than your cousin in the big city.
New research shows that people in towns with fewer than 50,000 people have a significantly higher risk of diabetes-related complications, includ...
Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person's risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports.
People are typically asked to fast prior to surgery because general anesthesia can cause nausea, and they might inhale and ch...
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country's first continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes.
The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, which will be available by summer, is intended for people 18 and older who have type 2 diabetes bu...
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night?
Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new research shows.
Compared to people who slept the recommended seven/eight hours per night, folks ...
Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood Sugar, FDA Warns
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2024
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Some Americans living with diabetes are using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to be able to track their blood sugar.
However, such claims from any device that does not pierce the skin are fraudulent and potentially dangerous, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Tough on Americans With Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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People with diabetes have to spend a ton of money to stay healthy, a new study reports.
Total and out-of-pocket costs for diabetics run hundreds to thousands of dollars more than regular medical expenses for people without diabetes, researchers found.
Type 1 diabet...
Pregnancy Complications May Harm Child's Heart Health Long-Term
- Lori Saxena HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
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Two of the most common pregnancy complications for women, high blood pressure and gestational diabetes, could jeopardize the future heart health of their children, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that the children of women who developed either or both of th...
When Weight Loss Cures Diabetes, Risks for Heart Disease Tumble, Too
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2024
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Folks who drop pounds to help control their diabetes receive other substantial heath benefits for all their efforts, a new study says.
Substantial weight loss that led to even a short-lived remission in type 2 diabetes also prompted a 40% lower rate in heart disease and ...
More Americans Will Only Have to Pay $35 a Month for Insulin in 2024
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 2, 2024
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Managing diabetes will be a less expensive proposition for more Americans in 2024.
Sanofi has officially joined Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in lowering the cost of insulin t...
Diabetes a Common Threat to Kids Who Survive Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 21, 2023
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Kids who've survived cancer face many health challenges, and a heightened risk for diabetes is one of them, new research shows.
A team at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., reports that these children have twice the odds of developing prediabetes (a precur...
Plant-Based Diets Cut Diabetes Risk by 24%
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2023
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A healthy plant-based diet can reduce a person's risk of type 2 diabetes by 24%, a new study has found.
Eating plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains has this protective effect even in people with a genetic predisposition for diabetes or risk factors like ob...
Half of Diabetes Patients on Ozempic, Mounjaro Stop Using the Meds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2023
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Many Americans battling diabetes are turning to a new class of injected drugs that includes blockbusters like Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide).
But a new study finds half of patients who use these "second line" therapies -- a class called GLP-1 RAs -- qui...
No Sign that Ozempic, Wegovy Pose Threat to the Fetus: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2023
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The diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic does not appear to harm a developing fetus when taken by pregnant women, a new study reports.
Researchers found no elevated risk of birth defects among newborns of women who took medications to control their type 2 diabetes, comp...
Pounds Return Once Zepbound Users Quit the Weight-Loss Drug: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2023
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Folks who take the blockbuster weight-loss med tirzepatide (Zepbound) may regain much of the weight they lost soon after discontinuing it, new research shows.
A trial funded by Eli Lilly, the injected drug's maker, found that “in patients with obesity or overweight, wi...
Diabetes Meds Like Ozempic, Mounjaro Might Also Lower Risks for Colon Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 8, 2023
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Could blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound also lower users' odds for colon cancer?
New research suggests they might.
All of these medications (and more) fall into a class of diabetes drugs known as glucagon-like ...
Starting Periods Early Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes, Stroke
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2023
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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 stroke before the age of 65, t...
Your Walking Speed Influences Your Risk for Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2023
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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, according to a study published Nov. 28 in the <...
Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Woman's Odds for Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 14, 2023
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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 a...
Prediabetes Plus Smoking a Deadly Combo for Young Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2023
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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 researchers accounted for oth...
Science Reveals Link Between Obesity, Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer Risk
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 10, 2023
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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 di...
People's Heart Health Improves in More 'Flexible' Workplaces
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 9, 2023
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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 r...
Wegovy, Ozempic Probably Won't Harm Vision in People With Diabetes, Study Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 9, 2023
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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 blood sugar. Pr...
FDA Approves New Diet Drug Zepbound, a Version of the Diabetes Med Mounjaro
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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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. B...
Depression Can Be a Killer for People With Diabetes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2023
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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 dea...
Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
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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 the risk of cardiovascular di...
Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday. U.S. Sleep Experts Want No 'Spring Forward'
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
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It's time to turn your clocks back this Sunday, and a leading group of sleep experts want that return to standard time to be permanent.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a new position statement recommending the elimination of seasonal time changes...
One in 7 Americans Has Had Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
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As many as 1 in 3 people who fall ill with COVID-19 will develop long COVID, with symptoms that can persist for months or years, a new study estimates.
Nearly half of participants (47%) in a large-scale U.S. Census Bureau survey said they had been infected with COVID-19 ...
Fasting Diets Beat Low-Cal Regimens for Folks With Diabetes
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 30, 2023
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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 who reduced their calories by ...
Diabetes Tied to Worse Outcomes When Colon Cancer Strikes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 27, 2023
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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...
Have Diabetes? Quitting Metformin Could Take Toll on Your Brain
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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Millions of people with diabetes take the drug metformin to control their blood sugar levels.
Meant to be taken for the long term, new research now suggests that stopping it early may up the risk of developing thinking and memory problems as patients age.
“We fou...
Diabetes Could Speed Progression of Blood Cancer Myeloma
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2023
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Diabetes may accelerate the growth of a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma, affecting overall survival, according to a new study.
Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 18, 2023
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Low-carb diets may be all the rage, but they're not for kids with diabetes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
In a new report, the AAP says that low-carbohydrate diets cannot be recommended for children or teenagers with either type 1 or type 2 diabe...
'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2023
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Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they're working or relaxing deep into the night.
But being a night owl might come at a cost to one's health.
People who are night owls have a higher risk than early birds of becoming diabetic, a new study has f...
Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2023
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It's known that older men with type 2 diabetes have higher odds for erectile dysfunction, or ED. Now, new research suggests problems in the bedroom for younger men may signal undiagnosed prediabetes or diabetes.
Researchers found that men 40 and younger with ED have abou...
Loneliness Can Really Break a Heart in People With Diabetes
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 6, 2023
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Loneliness might be a true heartbreaker for people with diabetes — raising their odds of a heart attack even more than unhealthy lifestyle habits do.
That's according to a new study of over 18,000 adults with the blood sugar disease. Researchers found that people who r...
A Little Drinking Won't Help Prevent Obesity, Diabetes
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2023
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Having a couple of drinks a day won't protect you from obesity or diabetes, a new study suggests.
Everybody knows that heavy drinking isn't good for your health, but whether moderate alcohol consumption is protective or harmful is still open for debate, researchers say.<...
1.3 Billion People Worldwide Could Have Diabetes by 2050
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2023
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Diabetes is skyrocketing, with more than 500 million people of all ages living with the disease today and the number of cases worldwide projected to hit 1.3 billion in the next 30 years.
"The rapid rate at which diabetes is growing is not only alarming but also challengi...
Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2023
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Nearly 10 million Americans are at risk for blindness from diabetic retinopathy, a new study finds.
In 2021, an estimated 9.6 million people in the United States — 26% of those with diabetes — had the eye illness and nearly 2 million had the most severe form, "vision...
Burdened by Medical Bills, Many Americans With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Help
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 13, 2023
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How prohibitive is the cost of diabetes care?
For American patients, including those with insurance, the full scope of related expenses is often so onerous that some have turned to crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe as a way to raise cash for care, new research s...
The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 25, 2023
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Prediabetes often precedes type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity.
A new study suggests that the timing of this transition may set the stage for dementia in later years.
Prediabetes refers to blood sugar or glucose levels that ar...