SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Obesity and longevity have helped make diabetes an epidemic in much of the world, and drugmakers are jockeying to make sure their medicines are used early and often. Companies ...

An estimated 462 million people around the world suffer from Type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease in which the body has problems using sugar as a fuel, leading to a buildup of sugar in the blood and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Multiple diagnostic tools are necessary to assess diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients. The choice of ...

A growing number of people are searching for weight loss options that feel manageable in daily life. Many of the current treatments rely on injections, which can create their own challenges. Needles, ...

Could slightly elevated blood sugar levels lead to serious health problems in the future? A single patient's question sparked nearly a decade of research leading to the development of a landmark model ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Obesity therapy may raise risk for hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis in people with type 1 diabetes. A ...

(AP) – The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion on out-of-pocket costs for medications to treat diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments ...

Forget the pills — there’s new evidence that exercise may be as effective as medications in treating heart disease and diabetes. more Doctors now advise everyone, from young children to older adults, ...

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 4 (UPI) --Argentine scientists have identified a mechanism that allows pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, to become resistant to damage. The finding opens the door to new ...

A popular class of drugs for treating diabetes and obesity reduces addiction, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids and cocaine, according to research published March 4 by researchers ...

The drug finerenone has a positive effect on patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The drug reduces the amount of proteins excreted in the urine of these patients. This reduction ...