Diabetes News for the Spanish Speaking Community
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]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-higher-risk-incident-diabetes-2025a1000od0
Cannabis Use and Diabetes RiskA 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]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/everything-patients-need-know-about-aging-glp-1s-2025a1000n72
GLP-1 medications, widely used for weight management and type 2 diabetes, are becoming increasingly popular among adults over 65. In fact, about 8% of older U.S. adults are already taking these drugs. While they offer significant health … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/metformin-may-shield-against-dementia-overweight-obesity-2025a1000kyv?form=fpf
Metformin and Dementia RiskMetformin, a common drug used for type 2 diabetes that has been available for many years, may also protect against dementia in people who are overweight or obese. A new study followed … [Read More]
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/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://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/how-everyday-food-additives-may-be-fuelling-t2d-2025a10008xj
Why Scientists Studied Food AdditivesFood companies use additives to improve texture, taste, shelf life, and appearance of products. Earlier studies have shown that some additives might be harmful to human health. Most of this research focused … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diabetes-distress-linked-autonomic-symptoms-adults-2025a100089l
Diabetes Distress and the Autonomic Nervous SystemThe goal of the study was to see if diabetes distress (DD)—the stress from managing diabetes—is linked to symptoms in the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls automatic body … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/this-diet-leads-healthy-aging-2025a10006wv
Importance of Diet in Healthy AgingThe number of older Americans is growing, and 80% of them are living with at least one chronic health condition. The choice of food that we all consume plays a … [Read More]
