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...
Common diabetes drug that reduces body fat in people with obesity
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of serious disability for adults. It is also...
Older type 2 diabetes drugs linked to 22% lower dementia risk
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere...
Diabetes drug metformin may help treat common heart rhythm disease
The human heart is an amazing biological machine controlled by an internal electrical system that produces about 100,000 beats a day.
When abnormal electrical activity...