BIZARRE: 12 - What They Never Told You

First Once Weekly Insulin Reaches 70,000 U.S. Pharmacies, Cutting Basal Injections from 365 a Year to 52

The first once-weekly basal insulin is now stocked nationwide. Here is the price, who qualifies, and what patients should ask a clinician.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Continuous glucose monitors have transformed diabetes care - but they don’t tell the whole story

Continuous glucose monitors have transformed life for many people with type 1 diabetes. Instead of relying on finger-prick blood tests throughout the day, users can track their blood sugar levels almost continuously. This allows them to receive alerts via a smartphone when levels become too high or too low and…

The Conversation · Aug 17

Care Health Insurance rejected heart attack patient's mediclaim over ‘pre-existing diabetes, hypertension’: Court says these are ‘lifestyle diseases’; orders insurer to pay Rs 2.1 lakh

Care Health Insurance has been ordered to pay Rs 2.1 lakh after a Delhi consumer commission ruled that rejecting a heart attack patient's mediclaim on grounds of pre-existing diabetes and hypertension was unfair. The commission held, backed by multiple higher court rulings, that diabetes and hypertension are lifestyle diseases and…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

6 Daily Habits That Silently Damage Your Pancreas and Raise Your Risk of Diabetes and Inflammation

Eating at irregular hours or skipping breakfastThe pancreas releases digestive enzymes on a schedule tied closely to your eating pattern. When meals arrive unpredictably, a 7 a.m. breakfast one day, nothing until noon the next, the organ keeps producing enzymes that have nothing to digest. Over time, this misfiring stresses…

Times Life · Aug 15

Why Pancreatitis Is Alarmingly Common in India and What Your Diet and Alcohol Habits Have to Do With It

The numbers nobody talks aboutIndia accounts for a disproportionate share of acute pancreatitis cases in Asia, and the burden is growing. A 2019 study published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that tropical chronic pancreatitis, a form almost exclusive to South and Southeast Asia, affects an estimated 125…

Times Life · Aug 15

Google's New Watch Feature Tracks Metabolic Trends, and the Company Says It Does Not Measure Blood Sugar

Google says its new Pixel Watch insulin resistance feature does not measure glucose and is not a diabetes prescreener. Here is what it does.

Medical Daily · Aug 15

From 1996 to 2021, nearly three million women in Utah Population Database were tracked by researchers, new study shows shocking results related to type 2 diabetes

The association between endometriosis and a higher diabetes risk was strongest among premenopausal women and women without obesity -- groups not traditionally considered at the highest risk for type 2 diabetes, the researchers said.

The Economic Times · Aug 14

8 Warning Signs of Pancreatic Problems That Most Indians Miss Before It's Too Late

1. Pain That Sits Between Your Shoulder BladesThe pancreas sits deep behind the stomach, tucked against the spine. When it inflames or a tumour begins to grow, the pain often radiates to the mid-back or between the shoulder blades rather than the abdomen. Most people reach for a pain balm.…

Times Life · Aug 14

7 Surprising Signs Your Cholesterol May Be Too High

High cholesterol is often called a silent problem because most people do not feel anything unusual when their cholesterol levels rise. That is exactly what makes it easy to overlook. But in some people, prolonged or severe cholesterol problems can contribute to changes elsewhere in the body. Some signs may…

MyLifeXP · Aug 13

Google’s new Pixel Watch 5 can track your blood pressure without a cuff

The latest smartwatch from Google can also monitor insulin resistance, a pre-cursor to type 2 diabetes

The Independent UK · Aug 12