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Tirzepatide associated with greater weight loss in women than men

Written by | 1 Oct 2024

All doses of tirzepatide, a medication approved in the EU to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, consistently reduced body weight in women and men, but women experienced […]

New blood test could be an early warning for child diabetes

Written by | 26 Sep 2024

A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart […]

Innovative semaglutide hydrogel could reduce diabetes shots to once a month

Written by | 10 Sep 2024

French researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that could cut the dosing schedule for the type 2 diabetes and weight control drug semaglutide to just once […]

Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk, study of two million people finds

Written by | 27 Aug 2024

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, […]

Type 2 diabetes increased by almost 20% over a decade

Written by | 25 Aug 2024

Type 2 diabetes increased by almost 20% between 2012 and 2022, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The researchers found an increase in diabetes among all […]

Data shows surge in in new GLP-1RA prescriptions for obesity without type 2 diabetes

Written by | 25 Jul 2024

A nationwide study found a marked increase in new GLP-1RA prescriptions over the last decade, particularly since 2020. Semaglutide was the most prescribed GLP-1RA, by far, in 2023. […]

Semaglutide significantly reduces risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Written by | 28 May 2024

Semaglutide significantly reduces risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, groundbreaking study reveals A pioneering […]

This outdated diabetes drug still has something to offer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. […]

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, […]

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Written by | 28 Nov 2023

Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, […]

Commonly prescribed antibiotic, antipsychotic and prokinetic drugs are associated with a higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in people with type 2 diabetes, study finds

Written by | 9 Oct 2023

New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2-6 Oct) has identified a range of […]

Pharmacist-led intervention can improve medication adherence among Latinos with type 2 diabetes

Written by | 2 Oct 2023

UCLA-led research suggests that diabetes control can significantly improve for Latinos when a pharmacist implements an intervention that addresses these patients’ barriers to medication adherence. In this pharmacist-led […]

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