Olympians including Dutch marathon runner Abdi Nageeye are using a new tool they hope will boost their medal chances this summer: tiny monitors that attach to the skin to track blood glucose levels. Continuous glucose monitors or CGMs, were developed for use by diabetes patients but their makers, led by Abbott and Dexcom, also spy opportunities in sports and wellness. …
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Semaglutide medications — including Ozempic and Wegovy — have been shown to reduce the risk of kidney failure and the risk of death among people with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. In a trial led by UNSW Sydney between June 2019 and May 2021, researchers found that a small weekly dose of semaglutide lessened the likelihood of “major kidney …
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Can incorporating yogurt into your diet keep diabetes at bay? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implied that it’s possible. The health agency announced in March that it will not object to a claim from Danone North America — maker of Dannon and other popular yogurt brands — that regularly eating yogurt could reduce the risk of type …
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Fox News Digital publishes a range of health and wellness pieces all week long to keep you in the know. Health coverage includes articles on new medications, mental health challenges, groundbreaking resources, personal medical stories and more. In case you missed them as the weekend winds down and you gear up for a week ahead, here are few of our …
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Eating avocados could be helpful when it comes to avoiding diabetes. A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics identified a link between eating avocados and reduced diabetes risk in some Mexican adults. Researchers studied the dietary habits and diabetes diagnosis data from the Mexican National Survey of Health and Nutrition in the years …
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A Utah mother is fighting for her teenage daughter’s access to diabetes medicine. Ruby Smart, 15, has been taking Levemir (detemir) insulin since she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than two years ago. “Levemir is uniquely suited to her situation,” Alison Smart, the girl’s mother, told Fox News Digital in an interview. The family was stunned when Novo …
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When Creighton basketball player Isaac Traudt’s teammates take a break at practice, they might grab a drink of water, chat it up or go over assignments. Traudt does that, too, but not before he checks a device attached to his body that tells him his blood glucose level. Depending on what it says, he might need to grab some energy …
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