Scientists find a new way to treat type 2 diabetes
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Good nutrition is important for managing diabetes. But there are some food myths that may be wrongly influencing your food choices.
Here’s what true about...
Weight loss counseling may help people control diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that for people with difficult-to-control diabetes, adding intensive weight management counseling to group medical visits provided extra health...
This dietary supplement may help treat type 2 diabetes
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It is commonly available as...
New gene therapy combo may treat heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes together
As we age, our bodies tend to develop diseases like heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, and obesity, and the presence of any one disease...
This common fruit may help manage obesity, prevent diabetes
In a new study, researchers found avocados may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes.
They found how a compound...
New blood test could predict stroke risk in people with diabetes
Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke.
“Every 40 seconds an American has a stroke,” says Frederick Korley, M.D.,...
High blood pressure may cause more diabetic eye treatments
When patients with diabetic retinopathy would see Michigan Medicine ophthalmologist Anjali Shah, M.D., the conversation was often the same.
And it could be frustrating.
“I would...
Diabetes drug metformin cannot help increase muscle strength
In a new study, researchers found that diabetes drug metformin could not help exercising seniors gain more muscle mass.
They found that older adults who...
Why respiratory infections are more dangerous to people with diabetes
Since the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012, there have been more than 2,400 confirmed cases of...
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