Diabetes

  • Is diabetes a deadly disease?

    Diabetes is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease. It affects how the body uses blood sugar (glucose), which is essential for energy. Here are some key points: Early diagnosis and proper management are essential. If you suspect diabetes, seek medical attention promptly. For more information, you can refer to the Endocrine Society and the World…

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  • A class of drugs widely used to treat heartburn and stomach ulcers improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes when added to their usual treatment, a new analysis indicates. But the same class of drugs — known medically as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and including agents such as omeprazole — did not prevent diabetes…

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  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and patients that some widely used diabetes drugs may, in some rare cases, cause a flesh-eating bacterial infection of the genitals. The condition, known as Fournier’s gangrene, developed in a dozen patients shortly after they began taking the medicines between March 2013 and May 2018, the…

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  • Stressful and traumatic events are often very hard to deal with, and it is worse for most women who effortlessly weather the storm with increased waistlines, a new research claims. A 2016 Time Health report showed the number of overweight or obese Americans was reaching alarming heights with a two-third falling in the category.  The study showed…

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