August 17, 2020

Have Diabetes? Don't Lose Sight of Danger to Your Eyes

MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 -- Diabetes can wreak havoc on many parts of the body, including the eyes, but people with diabetes aren't doomed to have vision problems.

With good blood sugar management and regular eye exams, many eye conditions can be prevented or treated, experts say.

August 9, 2020

AHA News: Controlling Diabetes Takes on Greater Urgency During COVID-19 Pandemic

FRIDAY, July 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Uncontrolled blood sugar is dangerous at any time. But with mounting evidence showing that COVID-19 places people with diabetes at higher risk for severe illness, the need to keep diabetes well-managed has become more important than ever.

"Diabetes is itself a risk factor for a more severe case of COVID-19," said Dr. Prakash Deedwania, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

August 9, 2020

Common Diabetes Meds Linked to Higher Odds for a Serious Complication

TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 -- People taking a class of diabetes medications called SGLT2s have up to three times the risk for a serious complication called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) compared to people taking another drug, new research reveals.

SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors -- such as Farxiga, Jardiance and Invokana -- are a newer type of oral diabetes medicine. This class of medications is known to have many positive effects, including lowering a patient's risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and death from heart disease.

July 14, 2020

Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes

TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 -- When something as routine as grocery shopping might lead to a deadly COVID-19 infection, stress is inevitable -- and that extra tension can make it harder for people with diabetes to manage their disease.

The reason? The stress hormone cortisol is linked to higher blood sugar levels, according to a new study.

July 14, 2020

Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 -- Eating more fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods could lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, two new studies suggest.

In one study, researchers looked at more than 9,700 people who developed type 2 diabetes and over 13,600 who didn't. Participants were from eight European countries and part of a long-term cancer and nutrition study.

July 9, 2020

Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 -- An experimental ultrafast-acting insulin could work four times quicker than current fast-acting formulas, researchers say.

For the study, the researchers focused on a form of insulin called monomeric insulin. Though its structure should, in theory, allow it to act faster, monomeric insulin is too unstable for practical use, so the Stanford University team had to find a way around that problem.