World Diabetes Day 2021: What Is 360-Degree Approach for Diabetes Management?
About 537 million adults around the world are currently living with diabetes and this number is predicted to rise to 643 million by 2030 and 784 million by 2045.
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Diabetes can be effectively controlled with the help of a wide range of drugs that are available in the market. These include the oral medications, IV medicines and injections. The drugs that are commonly prescribed are categorized as per their functional mechanism – Drugs that act on pancreas, drugs that lower the release of glucose from the liver, drugs that increase insulin sensitivity of the cells, drugs that decrease the intestinal absorption of carbohydrates and drugs that slow down the emptying of the stomach.
About 537 million adults around the world are currently living with diabetes and this number is predicted to rise to 643 million by 2030 and 784 million by 2045.
The researchers noted that adding dapagliflozin to current standard care has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of having declining kidney function, end-stage kidney disease, or dying from causes related to the kidneys or cardiovascular system.
South Korean researchers have suggested that certain diabetes drugs may help reduce Alzheimer's risk in people with or without diabetes.
The FDA has called for a recall of diabetes drug metformin from the US market after tests revealed dangerous levels of carcinogen in samples. Read on to know more.
According to a recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, for patients who have diabetes and are at risk of heart disease, empagliflozin may provide heart protection by relieving damaged cells.
A new study published in the medical journal European Heart has revealed that metformin drug, which is used to treat type 2 diabetes, can reverse the thickening of the heart muscle in non-diabetics.
According to a new research, people with Alzheimer's disease who were treated with diabetes drugs showed considerably fewer markers of the disease. Read on to know more.
Scientists are debating the fact that mutation of good gene can help them come up with better drugs that could mimic the functioning of the gene to treat high cholesterol, heart health and diabetes better.
The American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions Conference emphasised that adults and youth with type 2 diabetes react differently to medication.
The researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville found that overweight mice with Type 2 diabetes and disrupted sleep needed more time to heal skin wounds than mice that also had disrupted sleep but didn't have Type 2 diabetes.
When tissues are damaged, one of the body's first inflammatory immune-system responders are macrophages, cells which are commonly thought of as 'construction workers' that clear away damaged tissue debris and initiate repair.
Managing dietary intake is also another way of controlling glucose levels in the body.
Did you know? Gestational diabetes may increase the chances of kidney damage
Metformin potentially blocks symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in rodents.
In people with Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD is common and can progress to a severe liver disease known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Scientists have created the special patch which stimulates the body's own insulin production - and is completely pain-free.
Common diabetic medications like metformin are causing a lot of discomfort in diabetics.
About 537 million adults around the world are currently living with diabetes and this number is predicted to rise to 643 million by 2030 and 784 million by 2045.
The researchers noted that adding dapagliflozin to current standard care has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of having declining kidney function, end-stage kidney disease, or dying from causes related to the kidneys or cardiovascular system.
South Korean researchers have suggested that certain diabetes drugs may help reduce Alzheimer's risk in people with or without diabetes.
The FDA has called for a recall of diabetes drug metformin from the US market after tests revealed dangerous levels of carcinogen in samples. Read on to know more.
According to a recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, for patients who have diabetes and are at risk of heart disease, empagliflozin may provide heart protection by relieving damaged cells.
A new study published in the medical journal European Heart has revealed that metformin drug, which is used to treat type 2 diabetes, can reverse the thickening of the heart muscle in non-diabetics.
According to a new research, people with Alzheimer's disease who were treated with diabetes drugs showed considerably fewer markers of the disease. Read on to know more.
Scientists are debating the fact that mutation of good gene can help them come up with better drugs that could mimic the functioning of the gene to treat high cholesterol, heart health and diabetes better.
The American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions Conference emphasised that adults and youth with type 2 diabetes react differently to medication.
The researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville found that overweight mice with Type 2 diabetes and disrupted sleep needed more time to heal skin wounds than mice that also had disrupted sleep but didn't have Type 2 diabetes.
When tissues are damaged, one of the body's first inflammatory immune-system responders are macrophages, cells which are commonly thought of as 'construction workers' that clear away damaged tissue debris and initiate repair.
Managing dietary intake is also another way of controlling glucose levels in the body.
Did you know? Gestational diabetes may increase the chances of kidney damage
Metformin potentially blocks symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in rodents.
In people with Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD is common and can progress to a severe liver disease known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Scientists have created the special patch which stimulates the body's own insulin production - and is completely pain-free.
Common diabetic medications like metformin are causing a lot of discomfort in diabetics.
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