Real-Life Hacks Lead to DIY Movement to Manage Glucose Real-Life Hacks Lead to DIY Movement to Manage Glucose
The #WeAreNotWaiting movement brings together those affected by type 1 diabetes to create real-life hacks to manage their glucose.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Do New Antiobesity Meds Still Require Lifestyle Management? Do New Antiobesity Meds Still Require Lifestyle Management?
Is lifestyle counseling still needed for patients with the advent of the highly effective semaglutide and tirzepatide? And, if so, what does that look like?Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
AI Identifies Two Natural Bioactive GLP-1 Compounds AI Identifies Two Natural Bioactive GLP-1 Compounds
Two bioactive, natural-derived compounds, which show activity at the GLP-1R site, may be orally administered with fewer side effects than their pharmaceutical counterparts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Ad Campaign for Weight-Loss Drugs Reinforces Proper Use Ad Campaign for Weight-Loss Drugs Reinforces Proper Use
Eli Lilly and Company, which manufactures one of the new weight-loss drugs, has launched an advertising campaign reinforcing that the drugs should not be used for cosmetic weight loss.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
I was looking death in the eye
I was looking at dying young as a foregone fact of my life. I suffered from a long list of major health issues including stage 3b kidney failure, Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, and a history of pulmonary embolism. After a back surgery in July 2023, I…#kellogg #corewellhealth #nudjhealth #xxl (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes expert shares how to lower blood sugar in just two minutes
A gentle movement could target high blood sugar levels after eating in just minutes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PET/MRI may improve diagnosis of Cushing disease
PET/MRI could become the diagnostic method of choice over MRI alone for identifying small pituitary tumors associated with Cushing disease, according to a study published March 21 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
In patients diagnosed with the disease yet who had inconclusive MRI results, PET/MRI was positive in 100% of cases, noted lead author Ilanah Pruis, a doctoral student at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
“This multimodal imaging technique provides a welcome improvement for diagnosis, planning of surgery, and clinical outcome in patients with Cushing disease,” the authors wrote.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Experts Aim to Use Brown Fat to Burn Fat More Effectively Experts Aim to Use Brown Fat to Burn Fat More Effectively
Brown fat tissue, which produces hormones that influence metabolism, could help increase patients ' energy consumption.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Optimal Body Weight to Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Research suggests that maintaining a normal BMI is recommended for individuals under 65, while those over 65 may benefit from being moderately overweight (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 29, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Diabetes Information Source Type: news
Why scientists say it's GOOD to have fish and chips! Extra portion of cod each week 'could save NHS £600m a year by preventing thousands of cancer and type 2 diabetes cases'
If everyone ate one more portion of fish a week than at current levels, the NHS could save up to £600million every year, the University of East Anglia study estimates. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Is the Highest It ’ s Been in a Decade
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013.
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Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combinat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Eli Lilly in advanced clinical trials for its weight-loss pill
Eli Lilly has commenced phase three clinical trials in India for a new oral weight-loss drug called orforglipron. The trials aim to assess its safety and efficacy compared to insulin glargine in individuals with type-two diabetes and obesity or overweight at an increased cardiovascular risk. The company's spokesperson in India mentioned ongoing clinical studies on novel products, including orforglipron. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Walking Isn ’ t Enough When It Comes to Exercise
Walking is often thought of as a mere mode of transportation: a way to get from point A to point B. Few of us consider the fact that it’s one of the most fundamental, accessible physical activities a person can do.
What’s so great about walking?
Walking might not be as impressive as holding a plank or doing mountain climbers, but “it’s considered a bodyweight exercise, because your large muscle groups are working to move the weight of your body,” says Dr. Marie Kanagie-McAleese, a pediatric hospitalist at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health and the leader of the Bel Air...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Mateo Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Do Daytime Naps Raise Glucose Levels? Do Daytime Naps Raise Glucose Levels?
In older people with type 2 diabetes, researchers found higher blood glucose levels in those who napped in the morning, took longer naps, or had regular siestas.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Nerve Decompression May Ease Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- For patients with lower-extremity painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), nerve decompression is associated with reduced pain, although these effects may be partly due to a placebo effect, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
