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Type 2 Diabetes Before 50 May Up Dementia Risk

A new study finds people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those diagnosed at 70. Researchers say the link is especially strong in those with obesity.
Nearly 1 in 6 Adults in the U.S. Now Has Diabetes

A new report from the CDC finds 15.8% of adults in the U.S. has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes – and rates in men are higher than in women.
Frequent Hot Flashes Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A new study finds women who experience frequent hot flashes and night sweats during the menopause transition have significantly higher odds of developing type 2 diabetes.
Popular Diabetes and Weight-loss Drug May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

A new study finds type 2 diabetes patients taking semaglutide have much lower odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease, regardless of weight, gender or age.
People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Follow a Low-Carb Diet May Be Able to Discontinue Medication, New Study Finds

Eating low-carb may help patients with mild type 2 diabetes recover function in their beta cells, which produce and release insulin, researchers say.
Meat-Heavy Diet Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A new global study finds daily consumption of processed meat or unprocessed red meat significantly raises the odds of developing type 2 diabetes.
Who’s Using GLP-1 Medications? Study Finds Major Shift in Patient Population

A new study finds GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are now being prescribed more often for obesity than type 2 diabetes.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A type 2 diabetes diagnosis before age 50 comes with a health risk that patients might not expect.

Especially if they are obese, these folks are more likely to develop dementia later, new research warns.

"Our study suggests that there may be a cognitive consequences to earlier onset type 2 diabetes, and it points to the need for stra...

Fourteen percent of the world's people -- more than 800 million -- now have diabetes, a doubling of the global rate for the blood sugar disease since 1990, new statistics show.

Type 2 diabetes, which makes up 95% of cases, is surging in poorer countries. However, across these resource-poor nations, ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.

“Recent research has shown that diabetes is not only a major risk factor for periodontitis but that the relationship between the two conditions is bidirectional, meaning they both influence and exacerbate one another,” said

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  • November 14, 2024
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    • People with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease face a heart health double-whammy, a new study says.

    Men with both diabetes and kidney disease will develop heart health problems 28 years earlier than those without either condition, researchers reported today at an A...

    Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

    Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to wind up with type 2 diabetes, researchers ...

    Type 2 diabetes is caused in part by the failure of pancreatic beta cells to respond as they should to blood sugar.

    Now, new research suggests that switching to a low-carbohydrate diet might correct that beta cell dysfunction, boosting patients' health.

    "People with type 2 diabetes on a low-carbohydrate diet can recover their beta cells, an outcome that cannot be achieved with medic...

    A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects.

    Recent research raised concerns that metformin could promote birth defects in children by damaging the quality of a man&rs...

    Results from a very small study suggest that a combination of the diabetes drug Ozempic and an innovative new intestinal procedure could help erase the need for insulin in folks with type 2 diabetes.

    The new trial hasn't yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and it included only 14 patients.

    However, Dutch researchers report that after six months of the combo therapy, 12 o...

    Weekly insulin shots can help control both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as daily injections do, a pair of clinical trials have found.

    A new class of insulin called efsitora alfa has been designed to require injections only once a week, researchers said.

    Two phase 3 trials presented Tuesday at the ...

    Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

    Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids, researchers reported Sunday in a p...

    People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded.

    Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop asthma, compared to those without diabetes, researchers found.

    The relationship also works the other way around -...

    Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new study finds.

    However, it’s not just because they have an unhealthy lifestyle, according to

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  • September 9, 2024
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    • Insulin can be a critical part of managing diabetes, but patients may not know all of the ins and outs of using the medication effectively.

    Luckily, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has plenty of information and tips on using insulin.

    First, there are different types of insulin, depending on how fast they work, when they peak and how long they last. Insulin is also ...

    Diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, a new study based on MRI scans shows.

    There was one silver lining: Healthy lifestyle changes could help prevent that neurological aging, the Swedish researchers said.

    “Having an older-appearing brain for one’s chronological age can indicate deviation from the normal aging process and may constitute an early warning sign for...

    Type 2 diabetes increased by nearly 20% in the United States between 2012 and 2022,  with age, race, income level, obesity and lack of exercise all playing a role in the metabolic disease’s spread, a new study reports.

    “Diabetes is increasing day ...

    Eating red meat and processed meat can increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new review finds.

    Regularly eating 50 grams of processed meat a day -- the equivalent of two slices of ham -- increased by 15% a person’s risk of developing typ...

    A review of U.S. data from 2012 through 2024 finds that when kids get free school meals, there's a potential for a slight increase in attendance and a lowering of child obesity rates.

    Even kids from higher-income households benefited, as many took advantage of wholesome lunches provided by schools, the researchers said.

    That means they could eat healthier fare "instead of bringing f...

    Red meat contains a type of iron that could increase a person's risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

    People who ate the most foods high in heme iron -- red meat and other animal products, mainly -- had a 26% higher risk of type 2 diabetes than those who ate the ...

    Folks can overcome their genetic risk for type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and regular exercise, a new study says.

    A healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 70% among a group of people with a high genetic likelihood of developing the metabolic diso...

    Consistently bad sleep is linked to a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.

    Both too little and too much sleep is tied to diabetes risk, and swinging wildly between the two patterns of poor sleep reflects the most risk, researchers repo...

    WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Sleeping long hours one night but only a few hours the next can be unhealthy, with a new study finding "irregular" sleep patterns could be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.

    The results "underscore the importance of consistent sleep patterns as a strategy ...

    Some diabetes drugs appear to lower the risk that people with type 2 diabetes will develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new evidence review says.

    The risk of dementia and Alzheimer's is significantly lower in pa...

    Want to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes? Avoid bright light at night, a recent study suggests.

    More exposure to light at night, between 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., is linked to a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

    That's likely because l...

    A common plastics chemical might increase a person's risk of diabetes, a new study warns.

    People fed small doses of Bisphonol A (BPA) developed significantly worse insulin sensitivity within a four-day period, researchers found.

    "We were surprised to see that reducing BPA exposure, such as using stainle...

    The COVID virus, or rather people's immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test, researchers report.

    "For COVID, we found that if you only have one test, it's best to wait two days after symptoms arise to use it, because the virus is unlikely to be detectable until then,"said study first author

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    • The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

    About 1 in 4 people (24%) with tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes have elevated cortisol levels, researchers found.

    "These results are significant as they highlig...

    A person's gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim.

    Specific strains of gut microbes are more commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes, and these strains seem to heighten the risk of developing the metabolic d...

    Think twice about ordering that double cheeseburger, salami on rye or juicy T-bone.

    Just two servings of red meat a week -- processed or unprocessed -- can increase your risk of type 2 diabetes by 62%, according to a new study.

    "A modest but statistically signifi...

    Rates of diabetes in younger adults are rising globally -- and it could be shortening life spans.

    A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes at age 30 can cut life expectancy by up to 14 years, according to findings from a new study. Even a diagnosis at age 50 ca...

    Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity.

    This is the main message from a new study that looked at tea-drinking habits and diabetes risk among people in China.

    Folks who drank dark tea every day had a 53% lower risk of developing prediabetes and a 47% reduced risk for type 2 diabet...

    Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that has increasingly been used to help with weight loss, will now be labeled as having the potential to block intestines.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently made the label update for the drug made by ...

    Restricting eating to certain times -- a regimen known as intermittent fasting -- may be the best way to help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight.

    Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes who ate only between noon and 8 p.m. lost more daily weight than those who counted calories.

    Both strategies resulted in similar improvements to participants' blood sugar levels.

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    People with type 2 diabetes could soon have access to convenient once-a-week insulin shots that could replace the daily injections now required.

    A once-weekly insulin formulation called icodec performed just as well as daily doses of the insulin degludec, phase 3 clinical trial results show.

    Icodec now awaits approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on these results, ...

    A bunch of healthy fruits and vegetables could be just what the doctor ordered.

    Nonprofit groups and public health agencies have experimented with the idea of a produce prescription over the years. Now, a new study simulates what would happen if patients with diabetes and diet-related conditions were given free or discounted produce and nutrition education nationwide.

    The researcher...

    Having a couple of drinks a day won't protect you from obesity or diabetes, a new study suggests.

    Everybody knows that heavy drinking isn't good for your health, but whether moderate alcohol consumption is protective or harmful is still open for debate, researchers say.

    "Some research has indicated that moderate drinkers may be less likely to develop obesity or diabetes compared to ...

    Gastric bypass surgery is a potential long-term cure for type 2 diabetes, especially if the procedure is performed before the disease progresses, a new study argues.

    Among a large group of obese people with type 2 diabetes, about half achieved remission for an average seven years after undergoing gastric bypass surgery -- the longest follow-up ever for such a group, researchers said.

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    After drugmaker Novo Nordisk tweaked its diabetes drug Ozempic into Wegovy -- a formulation expressly designed to help users shed pounds -- sales of both drugs skyrocketed.

    Other pharmaceutical giants took notice, and over the past weekend the results of multiple clinical trials from would-be competitors were unveiled at this year's annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA...

    Diabetes is skyrocketing, with more than 500 million people of all ages living with the disease today and the number of cases worldwide projected to hit 1.3 billion in the next 30 years.

    "The rapid rate at which diabetes is growing is not only alarming but also challenging for every health system in the world, especially given how the disease also increases the risk for ischemic heart dis...

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved two drugs that have been used in adults with type 2 diabetes for years for use in children aged 10 and up.

    The approvals of Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride) provide a new class of medications for pediatric type 2 diabetes. They join metformin, which has been approved for children wi...

    Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to the lengthy list of health benefits associated with this style of eating.

    Now, a new, small study suggests that one type of intermittent fasting -- early time-restricted eating -- may be key for preventing type 2 diabetes in people who are at high risk for the blood sugar disease.

    The study included 10 people with prediabetes and obe...

    If you're one of the millions of folks living with type 2 diabetes, you know that regular exercise can help you keep your blood sugar in check.

    Now, new research suggests that working out in the afternoon may help maximize these benefits.

    The new study wasn't designed to say how, or even if, exercising in the afternoon is better for blood sugar control, but researchers have som...

    COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020.

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that hospitalizations were at 8,256...

    Could a one-hour procedure that involves zapping a part of the intestines mean no more insulin for millions of folks with type 2 diabetes?

    Maybe, according to a small study scheduled for presentation next week at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago.

    The new minimally invasive procedure used controlled electrical pulses to change the lining of the first part of the small i...

    Put down that sugary soda. It could be deadly, particularly if you have type 2 diabetes.

    A nearly two-decade-long study linked high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages -- soda, lemonade and fruit punch -- with premature death in people with type 2 diabetes. The link was found for both h...

    Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be linked to making poor food choices, a new study finds.

    Researchers from Tufts University in Boston linked poor diet to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes -- about 70% of new diagnoses globally -- in 2018.

    The biggest impact came from insufficient intake of whole grains, too much refined rice and wheat, and overconsumption of processed meat.

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    Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to its laundry list of potential health benefits -- from weight loss to longevity.

    Now, new research suggests that it may beat low-calorie diets when it comes to preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk people.

    Folks who only ate between 8 a.m. and noon for three days a week and ate normally for the other four days showed greater improvements ...

    Cutting some carbohydrates may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer -- as long as they are swapping sugar for vegetables instead of steak, new research suggests.

    The study, of more than 10,000 U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes, found that those who ate relatively fewer carbohydrates were less likely to die over the next 30 years, versus those with a bigger taste for carbs.

    Bu...

    Troubling new research finds that rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are continuing to increase in children and young adults.

    Asian or Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic children had higher rates, the study found.

    "Our research suggests a gro...

    Most Americans with type 2 diabetes are candidates for newer, pricey medications, but few are getting them, a new government study shows.

    Researchers found that of U.S. adults with the blood sugar disease, over 80% could stand to benefit from the medications, based on recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). But only 10% of those people were actually taking the drugs ...

    Women who give birth to bigger-than-average babies are susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes later in life, a new study suggests.

    Large-for-gestational age infants are defined as those weighing 8 pounds or more, said lead study author Dr. Kartik Kailas Venkatesh, an assistant professor of epidemiology at...

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