Two common diabetes drugs can spike heart attack risk
Two diabetes drugs—sulfonylureas and basal insulin—are commonly prescribed when metformin, a widely accepted initial type 2 diabetes treatment, doesn’t work alone or isn’t tolerated.
But...
Stanford study finds drug that prevents kidney failure in diabetes
People with diabetes and kidney disease are at extremely high risk of kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and death.
In a study from Stanford University,...
Scientists find diabetes-causing gene and how to control it
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of...
Why late-night eating leads to weight gain and diabetes?
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes.
Drinking milk at breakfast may lower blood sugar throughout the day
Scientists found that a change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes.
At risk for diabetes? Cut the carbs, study shows
Approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that occurs when the body doesn't use insulin properly and can't regulate blood sugar levels.
Type 2...
Common diabetes drug may help reverse liver inflammation
The diabetes drug metformin — derived from a lilac plant that’s been used medicinally for more than a thousand years — has been prescribed...
Diabetes linked to higher death risk in infections
Diabetes is widely thought to increase an individual’s susceptibility to infection by reducing the effectiveness of the body’s immune response.
Consistent with this hypothesis, there...
Common diabetes drug can lead to more effective weight loss
SGLT2 inhibitors are a class of prescription medicines that are FDA-approved for use with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type...
Diabetes may be overtreated in many older people
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1,...