People with diabetes face extra risks from COVID-19
In a new study, researchers suggest that doctors need to pay particular attention to patients with endocrine disorders and diabetes in relation to COVID-19...
Coconut oil may reduce metabolic syndrome in obese women
In a new study, researchers found that obese females that ate a small amount of coconut oil daily, even as part of a high-fat...
These two types of diabetes drugs similarly effective in reducing heart and kidney disease
In a new study, researchers found that two newer types of medications commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes are similar in their ability...
What you need to know about low carb diets and managing diabetes
Although often prescribed for diabetes patients, you shouldn’t cut carbohydrates out completely. Here, a registered dietitian offers a well-balanced recipe to try.
When you think of carbohydrates, you...
This new treatment could improves blood sugar, liver health in type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes who underwent a novel, minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure called Revita...
This drug may prevent obesity, liver damage caused by high-fat diet
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there are 4.5 million adults in the U.S. diagnosed with the liver disease...
Men with early puberty may have higher risk of type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that men who enter puberty at an early age are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as...
Extract from this tree seed may help treat obesity and diabetes
In Southeast Asia, the fruit, flowers, and leaves of Indonesia's Melinjo tree are traditional foods.
In a new study, researchers found that Melinjo seed extract...
Scientists find new way to fight against diabetes: Vitamin D
In a new study, researchers found that maintaining vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic cells that synthesize and secrete insulin (β cells) could...
Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may spread from person to person
Non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer, and lung disease are now the most common causes of death, accounting for 70% of deaths worldwide.
These diseases...