Diabetes News for the Spanish Speaking Community
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bariatric-surgery-boosts-self-esteem-does-it-last-2025a1000he9
Early Gains in ConfidenceA recent study reported that positive self‑esteem scores among individuals having bariatric surgery for obesity more than doubled—from about 34 before surgery to 76 at one year after their procedure—on a 0–100 … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mhra-urges-contraception-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-2025a1000f8o?form=fpf
Regulator Warns: GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs and Pregnancy Don’t MixThe UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a strong warning for women using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, saying they must use effective birth control at … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/telemonitoring-boosts-glycaemic-control-t2d-2025a1000da6?form=fpf
Smart Devices Help T2D Patients Spend More Time in Healthy Glucose RangeA new study from Denmark showed that using telemonitoring technology helped people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) manage their blood sugar better than standard care. … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sglt2-inhibitors-linked-lower-risk-af-t2d-2025a1000fej?form=fpf
Diabetes Drug Shows Unexpected Heart PerkA recent study from Germany found that a medicine, commonly prescribed for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), called an SGLT2 inhibitor may help lower the risk of developing atrial fibrillation … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ultraprocessed-foods-tied-early-signs-parkinsons-2025a1000b5p
What the Study Looked AtA large study of nearly 43,000 adults found that eating lots of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) — such as hot dogs, chips, soda, and packaged snacks — may raise the risk of … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/more-us-patients-choose-talk-therapy-over-psychotropics-2025a1000ber
More People Picking Therapy Over PillsBetween 2018 and 2021, more adults in the U.S. started choosing psychotherapy (talk therapy) without medications to treat their mental health issues. At the same time, fewer people relied only … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/1002391
What the Study Looked AtResearchers studied almost 90,000 middle-aged and older adults in the UK over a period of nearly 10 years. Everyone in the study wore a wrist device (an accelerometer) that tracked how … [Read More]
Original Article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19322968251321508
Why This Study MattersManaging diabetes means keeping blood sugar levels steady, especially after meals. Scientists know that different people respond differently to the same food, but even the same person can react differently at different … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/chewing-gum-contributes-microplastic-ingestion-2025a10007mu
Why Chewing Gum Might Be a ProblemChewing gum is popular around the world for freshening breath, helping oral health, and even delivering medicine. But many chewing gums — even “natural” ones — use plant-based or … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hyperglycemia-risky-side-effect-certain-cancer-drugs-2025a1000a05
Why Cancer Treatments Cause Blood Sugar ProblemsSome new breast cancer drugs, such as inavolisib, alpelisib, and capivasertib, can cause a serious side effect: hyperglycemia, (high blood sugar). These drugs block the PI3K/Akt pathway, which is … [Read More]
