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Too Little, Too Much: Poor Sleep Linked to Vessel Damage in Those With Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2024
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Diabetics who sleep too little or too much are more likely to suffer damage to their small blood vessels, a condition that can cause organ damage throughout their bodies.
Short sleep duration is tied to a 2.6 times increased risk of small blood vessel damage, also known ...
Having Diabetes Raises Risk of Failure With Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2024
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Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says.
People with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to have their vertebrae fail to properly he...
Osteoarthritis Raises Risk of Other Chronic Health Conditions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 10, 2024
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Osteoarthritis could nearly triple a person's risk of developing a multitude of other chronic illnesses, a new two-decade study finds.
People with osteoarthritis (OA) -- where cartilage breaks down, allowing bones to rub against each other -- tend to develop multiple oth...
Cutting Out Meat Could Cut Diabetes Rates
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2024
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If it would stave off heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer, would you swear off bacon and burgers?
A new international simulation projects cutting Americans' intake of
Facial Temperatures Might Help Docs Diagnose Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 3, 2024
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Screening for chronic illnesses like diabetes or fatty liver disease could one day be as simple as checking the temperature of your nose, eyes or cheeks.
The temperature of different parts o...
Bright Light at Night Could Raise Odds for Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2024
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Want to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes? Avoid bright light at night, a recent study suggests.
More exposure to light at night, between 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., is linked to a higher risk of developing
Exposure to Plastics Chemical BPA May Raise Diabetes Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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A common plastics chemical might increase a person's risk of diabetes, a new study warns.
People fed small doses of Bisphonol A (BPA) developed significantly worse insulin sensitivity within...
Feel Sick? Waiting at Least 2 Days Before COVID Test Is Best
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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The COVID virus, or rather people's immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test, researchers report.
"For COVID, we found that if you only have one test, it's best to wait two days after...
New Insights Into How Microbiome Helps Cause Type 2 Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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A person's gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim.
Specific strains of gut microbes are more ...
Healthy Weight Loss Could Lower Your Odds for Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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Losing weight can protect you against cancers related to obesity, a new study finds.
Obesity has been linked to higher risk of at least 13 types of cancer, researchers said. This is largely due to excess levels of hormones like estrogen and insulin.
But study resul...
Cholesterol Med Might Slow Vision Loss in People With Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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A well-established cholesterol-lowering drug appears to significantly slow the progression of a diabetes-related eye disease, a new trial shows.
Inhaled Insulin Could Help Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Avoid Needles
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2024
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Inhaled insulin could be a better option than injections or pumps for some patients with type 1 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows...
Using Diabetes Drug Metformin Around Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 18, 2024
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Two new studies offer reassurance that using the diabetes drug metformin before and during pregnancy is not linked to birth defects.
The latest findings, which apply to men planning to conceive with their partners or women in early pregnancy, contradict a 2022
Exercise at One Time of Day Might Be Best for Blood Sugar Control
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2024
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Folks trying to control their blood sugar levels might do best to work out in the evening, a new study suggests.
Exercise performed between 6 p.m. and midnight appeared to be better at controlling blood sugar levels all day long, according to results published June 10 in...
Statins, Metformin Can Cut Odds for Brain Aneurysms
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2024
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Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person's risk of stroke, a new study finds.
The re...
GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Might Keep Your Pancreas Healthy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 3, 2024
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Ozempic and Wegovy might help lower the risk of pancreatitis in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study says.
Up to now, doctors have been cautious about prescribing se...
Costs, Side Effects Drive Folks to Quit New Weight-Loss Meds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2024
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Three months after starting one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, more than a quarter of patients have already quit the medications, and by a year from first use more than a third have stopped, new research shows.
Reasons for quitting Wegovy, Ozempic or similar drugs m...
Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2024
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Men are more vulnerable than women to the debilitating effects of diabetes, a new long-term study finds.
Overall rates of diabetes are similar between men and women, according to the report ...
More Than 200 Insulin Pump Users Injured After App Causes Malfunction
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall -- its most urgent kind -- for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.
...
Neuropathy Nerve Damage Often Goes Undiagnosed
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2024
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Though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection and even amputation.
Neuropathy is nerve damage that causes numbness and pain in feet and hands.
A study of 169 people t...
About 90% of U.S. Adults Are On the Way to Heart Disease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 8, 2024
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Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already.
"Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health is widespread among the U.S. population," conclud...
Key Therapy Equally Effective for Women, Men With Narrowed Leg Arteries
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2024
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected.
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.
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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 schiz...
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-busters...
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, with...
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...