Diabetes and Dementia: New Evidence Reveals a Growing Link

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diabetes-linked-dementia-latest-evidence-revealed-2025a1000svk

What the Research Shows

Recent analyses reveal that people with diabetes face significantly higher risks of dementia, and in some populations, increased mortality from dementia-related causes. A large multinational study covering over 61 million people found … [Read More]

Walmart Brings Continuous Glucose Monitoring to US Store Shelves

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/walmart-be-first-us-retailer-sell-abbotts-continuous-glucose-2025a1000sj0

Overview

Walmart will become the first brick‑and‑mortar U.S. retailer to offer an over‑the‑counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the Lingo from Abbott Diabetes Care, in its physical stores and online. 

What’s New

Previously available only via HelloLingo.com … [Read More]

Circadian Health: Why Timing Matters for Heart and Metabolic Health

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aha-circadian-health-key-cardiometabolic-disease-prevention-2025a1000tx2

Recent guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasize that our internal 24-hour body clock—our circadian rhythm—plays a key role in heart health, blood pressure control, metabolism, and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity, type … [Read More]

While You Sleep, the Brain’s “Waste Disposal System” is at Work

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/while-you-were-sleeping-brains-waste-disposal-system-was-2025a1000mbb 

The Brain’s Waste Disposal System and the Role of Sleep

Recent research has unveiled that the brain possesses a waste clearance mechanism known as the glymphatic system. This system operates during sleep to remove metabolic byproducts … [Read More]

Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Risk for Incident Diabetes

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-higher-risk-incident-diabetes-2025a1000od0

Cannabis Use and Diabetes Risk

A recently presented real-world study has found that cannabis use is linked to a significantly higher risk of developing diabetes. Looking at data from over four million adults, researchers discovered that people … [Read More]

How Does Calorie Labeling Affect Takeaway Food Choices?

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-does-calorie-labeling-affect-takeaway-food-choices-2025a1000n7s

In April 2022, England introduced a new rule requiring large restaurants and cafes with at least 250 employees to display calorie counts on menus, both in person and online. The goal was simple: give people more information … [Read More]

New FDA-Cleared Product: CGM + AI for Weight Management

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-fda-cleared-product-cgm-ai-weight-management-2025a1000mva

A new tool combining continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with artificial intelligence (AI) has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help adults manage their weight. The product, called the Signos Glucose Monitoring … [Read More]

Eating Earlier May Help Genes Keep Weight in Check

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/eating-earlier-may-help-genes-keep-weight-check-2025a1000kbn

New Research

Researchers looked at 1,195 overweight or obese adults (average age around 41 years, 81% women) enrolled in a standardized weight-loss program. They tracked when participants naturally ate—using the midpoint between their first and last meals—to … [Read More]