When diabetes causes CKD, it’s sometimes called diabetic kidney disease. Elevated blood sugar levels that result from diabetes can damage the tiny blood vessels inside your kidneys. As a result, your ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added a new set of drugs for obesity and diabetes to its essential medicines list, alongside treatments for cancer and cystic fibrosis. Cheap generic versions ...

Type 2 diabetes medications, such as sulfonylureas, have been a mainstay of treating the disease since they came on the market in the early 1950s. However, although they are one of the most common ...

Henagliflozin, a popular drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, has demonstrated potential anti-aging effects in a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine. Telomeres are protective caps made of ...

At present, around 59 million adults worldwide have diabetes, about 64 million are diagnosed with heart failure, and ...

Physicians have hesitated to prescribe GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza, to patients with a history of pancreatitis because it was believed they could ...

New research from investigators at Mass General Brigham suggests that a commonly used type 2 diabetes medication is linked to a higher rate of heart-related conditions compared to medications that hit ...

A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may also be used to treat prostate cancer. The corresponding study was published in Molecular Cancer. "This is a significant discovery. For the first time, we have ...

SEATTLE — Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) was associated with a reduction in fragility fractures among older women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a retrospective analysis of data from a global ...

A clinical trial for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, found that it improved blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...