This treatment for type 2 diabetes remains effective after 2 years
People with Type 2 diabetes often take metformin as first-line therapy to help stabilize their blood glucose.
Eventually, some patients no longer respond to metformin...
Common diabetes drugs could help prevent Parkinson’s disease
Elevated risk of Parkinson's disease among people with type 2 diabetes appears to be reduced by some medications used to treat their diabetes, finds...
Scientists find new way to treat common retinal diseases
Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting...
People with type 2 diabetes do not need to avoid potatoes, says study
People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are frequently told to avoid eating potatoes, and other high Glycemic Index (GI) foods, because of the longstanding...
New experimental drug could help treat diabetic kidney disease
Patients with diabetic kidney disease can potentially be treated with a new investigational medication that may slow the progress of their illness without harmful...
COVID-19 is a double blow for chronic disease patients
There has never been a more dangerous time than the COVID-19 pandemic for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, respiratory problems...
These two common beverages may lower death risk in diabetes
Drinking plenty of both green tea and coffee is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause among people with type 2...
A new way to detect diabetes-related eye disease early
The prevalence of diabetes is continuously increasing all over the world.
The International Diabetes Federation estimated that in 2045 around 700 million people will suffer...
This diabetes drug may help treat heart failure, study shows
Drug empagliflozin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014.
It limits renal sugar resorption and is the first drug in the...
This common health issue linked to lower diabetes risk, Harvard scientists find
In a recent study at Harvard Medical School, researchers found that people with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than...