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Diabetes drug appears to prevent substantial weight gain in female ex-smokers

Written by | 22 Dec 2023

Dulaglutide.  a Type 2 diabetes treatment, appears to significantly lower the risk of weight gain among women who have stopped smoking, researchers reported after a secondary analysis of […]

Science’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: GLP-1 agonists show promise for obesity-associated health problems

Written by | 21 Dec 2023

Science has named the development of glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and this year’s discovery that these drugs can blunt obesity-associated health problems as its 2023 Breakthrough of The […]

Diabetes drugs appear to lower colorectal cancer risk

Written by | 16 Dec 2023

Glucagon-like receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), a class of type 2 diabetes drug treatments, appear to also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) researchers reported on Dec. 7, […]

Under-the-skin implant could treat Type I diabetes

Written by | 12 Dec 2023

A collaboration between researchers from Cornell and University of Alberta, Edmonton, has created a new technique to treat Type 1 diabetes: implanting a device inside a pocket under […]

UK diabetes prevention program may have global impact

Written by | 20 Nov 2023

A nationwide programme to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals. The positive effects observed […]

Weekly insulin injections have the potential to be as effective in diabetes management as now-common daily injection regimes

Written by | 2 Nov 2023

Insulin icodec, a once-weekly basal injection to treat type 1 diabetes, has the potential to be as effective in managing the condition as daily basal insulin treatments, according […]

Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) shows 3-year efficacy for blood sugar control and weight loss

Written by | 5 Oct 2023

Data from a “real world” study indicates that treatment with the semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) for type 2 diabetes significantly improves both blood sugar control and weight loss for up […]

Wearable devices show who may need more help managing diabetes

Written by | 27 Sep 2023

A new Dartmouth study in the journal Science Advances suggests that how well people with diabetes manage their blood sugar depends on their experience with the condition and their overall success […]

An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes

Written by | 19 Sep 2023

One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin when needed, which can free patients from giving themselves frequent insulin […]

“Night Owls” at greater risk of diabetes

Written by | 16 Sep 2023

Persons with an evening ‘chronotype”’ (going to bed late and waking up late), have a 19 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those with a morning chronotype, […]

Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type-two diabetes

Written by | 5 Aug 2023

People with type-II diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo […]

Global diabetes cases to soar from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050

Written by | 28 Jun 2023

More than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide, affecting men, women, and children of all ages in every country, and that number is projected to […]

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