Diabetes Care

In the absence of a cure for dementia, prevention is vital, and a new study offers evidence that this can be done through the careful control of diabetes, investigators say.

Diabetes type 2 is linked to severe COVID-19 illness, but a type of drug used to improve glycemic control and weight loss may also reduce complications from the viral disease, a new study finds.

New CMS Medicare chief was health system exec, former HHS health reform director … More falls may occur in SNFs after admitting residents with existing cognitive decline: study … New health benefits...

Trouble falling or staying asleep is linked to 87% greater odds of death from any cause over the next nine years in people with diabetes, a new study finds. A simple question can help clinicians identify...

Reinvigorating the use of first-line therapies such as statins, metformin, ACE inhibitors or ARB is key to getting care and outcomes back on track, investigators say.

Twist in the FDA’s Alzheimer’s decision: no limits on which patients can get the drug … Biden administration advises changes to policies linked to N95 shortages … Frailty tied to increased mortality...

Prediabetes may be more destructive to the heart and vascular system than many clinicians realize, nearly doubling the risk of adverse events, according a new study to be presented at next week’s...

Farxiga, an SGLT2 inhibitor, was found to reduce the risk of worsening renal function or cardiovascular or renal death by 39% in patients with chronic kidney disease — with and without type 2 diabetes.

Some cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are occurring in COVID-19 patients who have no known risk factors or prior health concerns, according to a report.

Short-term use of NSAIDs, which include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen, is linked to kidney damage and high potassium levels, researchers have found.