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For many living with type 2 diabetes, managing blood sugar is a daily reality. Often, medications come as a lifeline, and among them, sulfonylureas like glipizide are popular choices, especially in the US. They’ve been around for decades, are affordable, and have shown effective results in keeping glucose in check. But now, a new study has cast a shadow over …

New research has linked exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and Type 2 diabetes — a finding that could have implications for military personnel and families who work around or live on installations contaminated by the chemicals. A small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City found that individuals with higher levels of PFAS …

A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, a disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors. In early clinical trial results, the ability to produce insulin was restored in 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes treated with …

Type 1 diabetes, as most textbooks tell it, shows up early, marches in with unmistakable warning signs, and never goes away. A single drop in daily insulin can mean trouble. That story has shaped treatment for nearly a century, and in many places, it works. Yet most of the data behind that story comes from Europe and North America. What …

Research has found that micronutrient deficiency is all too common in people with type 2 diabetes. This can happen for several reasons. For example, some diabetes medications (like metformin) can interfere with nutrient absorption, and chronic high blood sugar can cause the body to lose vitamins (especially in the urine). Further, some dietary restrictions also lead to a gap. As …

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IT WAS ABOUT eight years ago when my dad, John Zaleski, first noticed something was off. I’ve always thought of him as someone with an infinite reserve of energy, the sort of stamina that allowed him to work his white-collar job and fix something in the house once he clocked out. This feeling he developed, as he recounted to me …

Intermittent energy restriction, time-restricted eating and continuous energy restriction can all improve blood sugar levels and body weight in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, California. “This study is the first to compare the effects of three different dietary interventions intermittent energy restriction …

Daily intake of processed meats or sugary drinks may raise risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Eating 50 grams of processed meat daily may raise type 2 diabetes risk by 30%. New findings in Nature Medicine stress that small dietary changes can significantly reduce chronic disease risk. We’ve all heard that processed meats, sugary drinks and trans fats aren’t …

A stem cell trial on a dozen Type 1 diabetes patients suffering from a severe form of the disease has provided at least a temporary cure for 10 participants. The remaining two also dramatically reduced the amount of insulin they require daily. The treatment, with an infusion called zimislecel, was created by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and has been the life’s work …