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Older adults with diabetes experienced functional decline during the COVID-19 pandemic

Written by | 22 Apr 2024

Researchers found that approximately 1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes and no pre-pandemic functional limitations developed functional limitations for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

This outdated diabetes drug still has something to offer

Written by | 17 Apr 2024

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a class of drug that can be used to treat type 2 diabetes by reversing insulin resistance, one of the main hallmarks of the disease. […]

UH College of Pharmacy researcher examines trends in rising cost of medicine

Written by | 12 Apr 2024

Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy reveals an alarming trend in diabetic medication expenditures. While pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. has long been […]

Reducing diabetes medication costs can help improve outcomes, especially for low-income patients

Written by | 17 Feb 2024

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that reducing out-of-pocket costs for patients with diabetes, especially those considered low income, […]

High weekly physical activity levels linked to lower kidney disease risk in diabetes + overweight/obesity

Written by | 9 Feb 2024

Clocking up high weekly levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney disease in overweight/obese people with type […]

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 […]

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