Missing a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes before pregnancy can lead to complications during pregnancy and delivery for mothers and babies, researchers say. Once a woman becomes pregnant, it is harder to distinguish between type 2 and gestational diabetes. Read more
Exposure to passive smoking (secondhand smoke) over a prolonged period can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, and toxic chemicals involved in cigarettes gravely interfere with glucose metabolism, researchers found. Read more
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found an alarming increase of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers. The study found type 2 cases increased by seven percent in the last 10 years, with the number of type 1 cases also rising. Read more
Researchers are working on a pill designed to release nutrients rapidly into the small intestine and stimulate the release of GLP-1 and several other appetite-suppressing hormones, mimicking what happens after gastric bypass surgery. A clinical trial studied the effects of the ingestion of a single dose of a nutrient pill in patients with obesity and […]
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) already recommends thyroid testing for people with type 1 diabetes, but a new analysis suggests that thyroid dysfunction is common in people with diabetes regardless of type, and that biochemical thyroid screening should be routine for people with type 2 as well as type 1. Read more
Menopausal hormone therapy is not approved for the prevention of type 2 diabetes because its risks may outweigh the benefits in many cases. But according to Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, MD, it should not be withheld from women with increased risk of type 2 diabetes who seek treatment for their menopausal symptoms. Read more
In a pair of related studies, researchers at Yale have found a potential way to reverse type-2 diabetes and liver fibrosis in mice, and have shown that the underlying processes could also be effective in people. Read more
Ultra-Processed food (UPF) has become widespread in Western cultures in the last century. Ultra-Processed foods include a vast range of food that contains very distinctive nutrient profiles. The French NutriNet-Sante studied 104,707 French adults to assess “the interrelationship between the consumption of Ultra-Processed food and the risk it has on type 2 diabetes.” Read more
Rosiglitazone, a drug originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1999 under the name Avandia. The drug has already been suspended in Europe and restricted in use in the US due to concerns about how it may affect heart health, but the strength […]
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has partnered with Silicon Valley startup Virta Health Corp. to test the popular “Keto” diet. Virtua claims the diet provides treatment “clinically-proven to safely and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes” without medication or surgery, but some diabetes experts are skeptical and find the company’s partnership with the federal […]
The FDA recently approved Trijardy XR, a tablet that combines three previously approved medications to treat type 2 diabetes: empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor, and metformin hydrochloride, a biguanide. The advantage of combining these agents is that they each have a different mechanism of action, so they lower blood […]
The link between cancer and diabetes is not entirely understood, but biological mechanisms linking diabetes and cancer include hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, oxidative stress, dysregulations of sex hormones, and chronic inflammation. Although there is a known risk for cancer for people with diabetes, routine checks are still absent, and the potential of early detection and treatment of […]
Plant-based diets have potential benefits in preventing or managing several major chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer by improving insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and reducing long term weight gain. Plant foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and consumption of plant foods helps lower the consumption of red and […]
A clinical trial at Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania) is testing whether a procedure that involves killing cells on the inner surface of the duodenum (the portion of the small intestine immediately past the stomach) could lead to better control of blood sugar in people with diabetes. While not a cure, it could reduce the […]
The FDA has approved the first oral medication that combines three type 2 diabetes treatments into one pill: the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin, the DPP-IV inhibitor linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended release. This triple combination therapy, called Trijardy XR, is approved to lower blood glucose for adults with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise. […]
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. For that reason, dietary guidelines recommend limiting trans fat intake in patients with diabetes, and replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats to help reduce total and cardiovascular disease mortality. Examples of foods rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids ( PUFAs) include fish, nuts and […]
Research has shown that excess carbohydrates and other foods that raise the body’s dietary inflammatory index (DII) can lead to severe diabetes. Dietary Inflammatory index is a measure of the potential of a particular diet to raise the concentrations of inflammatory markers in the blood plasma. Read more
Recent research carried out on a group of Chinese women found that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes for those who had experienced gestational diabetes may be higher even after more than 20 years, compared to women who did not have gestational diabetes. Read more
A recent study evaluated whether increasing consumption of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages over time was associated with a subsequently increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Read more
Glucocorticoids (GC) may expose patients to the risk of diabetes, particularly with long term use, a recent study suggests. Glucocorticoids are extensively used in almost every subspecialty of medicine to treat conditions like asthma, allergies, and even rheumatoid conditions. However, they have metabolic side effects like hypertension and have a direct impact on diabetes. Read […]