A common diabetes drug may lead to better weight loss
Weight loss is an important quality for diabetic medications as being overweight is a common characteristic of the disease and can eventually lead to...
Scientists find two drugs most effective in lowering blood sugar in diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.
With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and...
Some common vegetables may reduce kidney damage in diabetes
Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes.
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease. About 1 out of 3 adults with diabetes...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins linked to higher risks of diabetes
If you have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, your doctor may prescribe medication in addition to lifestyle changes to control your LDL cholesterol level.
Statin...
Salt and processed meats linked to deaths in diabetes and heart disease
In a recent study, scientists found that salt and too many processed meats are linked to most deaths from diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
The...
How to reverse type 2 diabetes and deadly liver disease
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose).
Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix...
Strength and weight training may help control type 2 diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90-95% of...
High insulin levels cause pancreatic cancer, study shows
Pancreatic cancer can develop from two kinds of cells in the pancreas: exocrine cells and neuroendocrine cells, such as islet cells.
The exocrine type is...
Smoking, diabetes and obesity – not pre-existing heart disease – bigger risk of COVID-19...
In a study from Michigan Medicine, scientists found that risk factors for heart disease, such as age, smoking and diabetes – not pre-existing heart...
Common diabetes drug may cause dangerous infection disease
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a new type of drug that can treat diabetes.
But in a recent study from FDA, scientists found that the...