Metformin, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, helps the body regulate sugar in the bloodstream. Part of the class of drugs known as biguanides, metformin reduces the amount of sugar you absorb from food and the amount produced by the liver. Metformin also impacts the way the body will respond to insulin, the natural substance that regulates blood sugar levels.

Diabetes Drug Metformin Investigated for Cancer Prevention Use

The World Health Organization has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries. The alert addresses three falsified batches of product of semaglutide class of medicines, specifically, brand Ozempic, which have been...

WHO Issues Warning On Falsified Medicines For Diabetes, Weight Loss

Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, is to a group of chronic conditions that affect your glucose (blood sugar) levels due to problems with the way your body produces or uses the hormone insulin. In rare cases, diabetes can lead to the complication bullosis diabeticorum, also known as diabetic blisters or diabetes bullae.

Diabetic Blisters: A Symptom of Mismanaged Diabetes?

Medical practitioners are finding that new weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing other chronic diseases like arthritis to go away on their own, at least for some patients. As the New York Times reports, one patient who was prescribed Wegovy — its active ingredient, semaglutide, is an...

Doctors Surprised When Patients Who Start Semaglutide Are Frequently Cured of Other Conditions

This content originally appeared on diaTribe. Republished with permission. Self-advocacy is important before having surgery with diabetes – be sure to ask questions about your diabetes management before, during, and after your procedure. Some diabetes medications, like SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, may need to be stopped up...

Having Surgery With Diabetes

San Diego, CA

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and international collaborators have led a global study demonstrating the potential of tirzepatide, a drug known to manage type 2 diabetes, as the first effective drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients diagnosed with obesity. The results, published in the June 21, 2024 online edition of New England Journal of Medicine, highlight the treatment’s potential to improve the quality of life for millions worldwide affected by OSA.

Diabetes Drug Tirzepatide Shows Promise as First Effective Therapy for Sleep Apnea in Obese Patients

A transient ischemic attack, or TIA, has concerning stroke-like symptoms that temporarily disrupt blood flow to the brain. Though often called a “mini-stroke,” it is not actually less serious than a full stroke. As Dr. Larry Goldstein explains, TIA symptoms typically resolve in minutes, not lasting over 24...

Top 5 Early Warning Signs of a Mini Stroke—Everyone Needs to Know!

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Using insulin to manage type 1 or type 2 diabetes is complicated stuff. Almost everything you eat requires at least one dose, and exercise and other factors change the insulin math considerably. Insulin pumps make it pretty easy to deal with these complex daily changes — but you don’t need an insulin pump to thrive and reach your A1C goals.

How I Maintain a 6 Percent A1C Without an Insulin Pump

A man who has been diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer has said there were "zero symptoms". Mark Butcher, from Westbury, Wiltshire, is dedicating his last months to supporting other patients and raising awareness that the condition can affect anyone - no matter what age they are. His friends are also...

'There were no warning signs before terminal diagnosis'

Missouri State

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The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is essentially a “warning stroke” – and failing to recognize it could be catastrophic. Doctors caution that over a third of people who suffer a TIA will have a full-blown stroke within 3 months if left untreated. But the good news is...

Today I Learned What A Warning Stroke Is And The Symptoms To Look For

Our heart is crucial to life. Those with heart issues need to seek medical help if they want to live a long, healthy life. If your heart isn’t beating, you’re not alive. So now is the time to learn more about common types of heart ailments that many live with, without knowing.

Are You Suffering From Heart Arrhythmia?

Georgia State

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A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Santa Monica, CA

The Healthy 

Data cited in 2022 suggested that greater than one in five individuals who have diabetes don’t know it. “Patients may have no symptoms at all when their sugars are only slightly elevated,” says Sarah Rettinger, MD, FACE, a board-certified endocrinologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA.

“Here’s How I Knew I Had Diabetes”: One Patient in “Perfect” Health Shares Their By-Chance Discovery

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Researchers say gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes from developing type 2 diabetes. They add that these procedures can also help people with type 2 diabetes and obesity manage their weight over a long term.

Type 2 diabetes: How gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes and obesity

Norfolk, VA

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Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2 million Americans. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. In 1974, two studies published here and here in The Lancet highlighted research that showed how type-1 diabetes is associated with the development of antibodies directed against insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.

4 Things to Know about Type 1 Diabetes

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Managing diabetes can be challenging, but technology has made it significantly easier for many people. One such technological advancement is the insulin pump, a device that delivers insulin continuously to help manage blood sugar levels. This article will explore the essentials of having an insulin pump, including how it works, its benefits and drawbacks, and what you need to consider before getting one.

What you should know about having an insulin pump

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Untreated diabetes causing ‘epidemic’ of amputations among Black Canadians

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Untreated diabetes causing ‘epidemic’ of amputations among Black Canadians

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