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Four in 10 adults with diabetes report taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist
One in eight adults (12 percent) say they have ever taken a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) and 6 percent say they are currently using one, according to the results of a new KFF Health Tracking Poll, released ...
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Improving the safety of iPS cell-derived pancreatic islets by eliminating unwanted cells
A team of researchers has uncovered the identity of off-target cells responsible for abnormal outgrowth and devised a method to eliminate them from iPS cell-derived pancreatic tissues in development for cell therapy against ...
May 13, 2024
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Higher blood sugar level at gestational diabetes diagnosis linked to harmful outcomes for mothers and babies
The higher the blood sugar level in pregnant women when first diagnosed with diabetes, the higher the risk of complications around and after birth, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology, ...
May 13, 2024
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Do sex differences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin explain why type 2 diabetes is more common in men?
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), and published in the International Journal of Obesity, could help explain why type 2 diabetes is more common in men than in ...
May 10, 2024
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Researchers quantify the risk for diabetes after gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is associated with an increased risk for subsequent diabetes, with higher risk for gestational diabetes in second pregnancy and in both first and second pregnancies, according to a study published online ...
May 10, 2024
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Study shows how night shift work can raise risk of diabetes, obesity
Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic metabolic conditions.
May 9, 2024
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Q&A: Study details how major advances have been implemented in intensive diabetes management
For 30 years, doctors have known that maintaining near-normal blood sugar has huge benefits for people with type 1 diabetes.
May 9, 2024
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Recall notice after more than 200 insulin pump users injured due to app malfunction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall—its most urgent kind—for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.
May 9, 2024
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Eating disorder symptoms are surprisingly common in people with insulin-dependent diabetes
According to a recent meta-analysis conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, 1 in 4 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes aged 16 years and older also exhibit some kind of eating disorder symptoms.
May 8, 2024
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Diabetes in youth may increase risk for neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer's disease, later in life
Young people with diabetes may have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to a new study by researchers in the Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center ...
May 8, 2024
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Repurposed cancer drug could treat diabetes by nudging pancreatic acinar cells to produce insulin
In 2016, University of Pittsburgh researchers Dr. Farzad Esni, Ph.D., and Jing Hu, Ph.D., did an experiment in mice where they deleted one of two copies of the gene encoding an enzyme called focal adhesion kinase (FAK). They ...
May 6, 2024
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Adding AI to artificial pancreas enhances efficiency, study finds
Adding advanced artificial intelligence to an artificial pancreas regulating type 1 diabetes is safe and improves the system's efficiency, a first-of-its-kind study from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology ...
May 2, 2024
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No need to change the diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Finland, says study
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy-related disorders, affecting approximately one-fifth of mothers giving birth in Finland, in total about 9,000 women annually. The most significant consequence of gestational ...
May 2, 2024
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Experimental drug shields pancreas from type 1 diabetes attack
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals' ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Inhaled insulin could improve lives of patients with diabetes
Millions of people around the world live with diabetes mellitus. Many of them have medication and specific dietary management approaches to help them maintain stable blood sugar levels. However, recent innovations, such as ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Intensive blood pressure treatment may help some middle-aged women with type 2 diabetes, early-onset hypertension
Investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues report that women with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with hypertension before age 50 may benefit from intensive blood pressure treatment.
Apr 25, 2024
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Genetics predict type 2 diabetes risk and disparities in childhood cancer survivors
Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, for which a risk factor is their greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes, with a disproportionate impact on those of non-European heritage. St. ...
Apr 24, 2024
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New rules mean 3.6 million Americans could get Wegovy via Medicare, costing billions
A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new KFF analysis says.
Apr 24, 2024
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Study shows hybrid pumps work very well in type 1 diabetes
Blood sugar levels improve when adults with type 1 diabetes use modern insulin pumps. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. Patients are also overwhelmingly positive about the treatment.
Apr 24, 2024
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The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers could be associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
In Europe and North America, 30 to 60% of dietary energy intake in adults comes from ultra-processed foods. An increasing number of epidemiological studies suggest a link between higher consumption levels of ultra-processed ...
Apr 23, 2024
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