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Common diabetes drug could strongly cut COVID-19 death risk

In a recent study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found that the use of the diabetes drug metformin—before a diagnosis of...

Weekly insulin can help manage type 2 diabetes effectively

In a new study, researchers found that a new once-weekly basal insulin injection demonstrated similar efficacy and safety and a lower rate of low...

Newer diabetes drug can protect kidney and heart health

In a recent study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, researchers found new evidence that sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can benefit patients with diabetes...

Scientists find the key to new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes

In a new study, researchers examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. They found a small molecule that may...

Scientists find a powerful new way to treat diabetic foot ulcers

In a new study, researchers found a powerful new approach for treating diabetic foot ulcers, which affect millions of people in the US and...

This diabetes drug could reduce body fat in people with obesity

In a new study, researchers found that in adults with obesity or overweight, weekly treatment with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonist semaglutide...

COVID-19 patients fare worse when they have this health issue

In a new study, researchers found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have worse outcomes if they have high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, regardless of...

Scientists find a way to reverse high blood sugar and muscle loss

In a new study, researchers found that liver metabolism is disrupted in people with obesity-related type 2 diabetes, which contributes to high blood sugar...

Eating before this time may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that people who start eating before 8:30 a.m. had lower blood sugar levels and less insulin resistance, which...

This work schedule linked to stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that disruption to organ rhythms caused by shift work is a key factor in injury-induced disease development. They found...