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Beans a Boon for People With Diabetes, Study Finds
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct 22 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from type 2 diabetes can see an improvement in both their blood sugar levels and blood pressure if they add...
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Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) — For a subset of heart patients who are both diabetic and have more than one clogged artery, bypass surgery appears to outperform the...
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Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — Patients with diabetes who were treated with the popular oral medication metformin face a lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death...
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New Diabetes Drugs Have Different Advantages, Study Says
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) — A head-to-head comparison of two new type 2 diabetes drugs produced mixed results. In the study, liraglutide (Victoza) was...
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Does Black Tea Reduce Diabetes Risk?
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) — Rates of type 2 diabetes are lower in countries where many people drink black tea, a finding that supports previous research suggesting that regular consumption of...
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World Diabetes Day Designed to Raise Awareness
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — Before her 12-year-old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago, Michelle Moriarty knew very little about the...
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Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say
By Margaret SteeleHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes robs people of their lives — their vision, their mobility, even their limbs — if it is not controlled, yet the real...
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Hearing Loss Tied to Diabetes in Study
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes may have a higher risk of hearing problems than those without the disease, a new research review confirms....
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U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) — A stunning new federal report reveals just how bad the obesity-linked type 2 diabetes epidemic in the United States has...
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Airport Security X-Rays May Damage Diabetes Devices
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) — Full body X-ray scanners and luggage X-rays may damage some insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, both used by many...
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Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — In the United States and elsewhere, high fructose corn syrup is ubiquitous in soft drinks, sweet baked goods and many processed...
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New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) — A new, lab-created antibody that mimics the action of a naturally occurring molecule causes weight loss in monkeys, researchers...
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Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — Applying a common cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor (simvastatin), to the skin appears to speed wound healing in diabetic mice, a new study shows. The Japanese...
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Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
By Lisa EspositoHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) — Obesity and type 2 diabetes are clearly intertwined, but researchers say they’ve found a way to weaken the connection between the...
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Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
THURSDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors are at increased risk for developing diabetes and should be screened for the disease more closely, a new study suggests....
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Signifor Approved for Cushing’s Disease
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — Signifor (pasireotide diaspartate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Cushing’s disease in cases that cannot be treated by surgery....
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Holidays Spell Trouble for Folks Unaware They’re Diabetic
TUESDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDay News) — Holiday eating and drinking could pose a risk for people who do not know that they have type 2 diabetes, an expert says. “As tempting and tasty as it might be,...
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5 Reasons to Get Tested for Diabetes Today
Corbis Got a minute to spare? Today is the American Diabetes Association’s Alert Day, a one-day “wake-up call” in which people can find out if they’re at risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes by...
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FDA Approves 1st in New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — The first in a new class of type 2 diabetes drugs was approved Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Invokana (canaglifozin) tablets are to be taken, in...
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The Surprising Reason Depression Is Particularly Bad for Diabetics
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Depression can affect almost every aspect of life, but some of the changes brought about by the disorder can be downright...
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