INSANE: 4 - The Real Truth

A Man Used a Massage Gun on His Closed Eyelids for Dry Eye, and Both Lenses Came Loose

A 62-year-old with diabetes pressed a massage gun to his closed eyelids for dry eye. Both lenses dislodged, and his intraocular pressure hit 51 mmHg.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Does GLP-1 use result in significant hair loss?

Experts share what you need to know about GLP-1-related hair loss as the side-effect gets more attention from researchers

The Guardian - US · Sep 27

Once-Weekly Insulin Onswik Approved for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes but Not Recommended for Type 1 Patients

The FDA approved Onswik, a once-weekly insulin for type 2 diabetes, but not for type 1. What the trials showed and the side effects to know.

Medical Daily · Sep 27

His Body Odor Stayed Away After Doctors Swapped One GLP-1 Drug for Another, a Hint Some Side Effects May Be Drug-Specific

A man's body odor returned when doctors restarted dulaglutide, but not with semaglutide. Case reports hint that some GLP-1 side effects are drug-specific.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

GLP-1 users are suing over vision loss: What does the evidence really show?

Dozens of patients have taken legal action against drug manufacturers, filing personal injury lawsuits that allege they were not adequately warned about the risk of a rare type of sudden vision loss, ABC News reported.

The Economic Times · Sep 24

Costa Rican Man with Type 1 Diabetes Dies in Louisiana ICE Custody as Family Alleges Missed Insulin Shots

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man with type 1 diabetes died in ICE custody in Louisiana. His family alleges he missed insulin; ICE says his care was proper.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Donor Islet Cells for Type 1 Diabetes Could Be Regulated Like Organs as HHS Seeks Public Comment

HHS is asking whether donor islet cells for type 1 diabetes should be regulated as organs. No rule change is proposed, and comments are due November 8.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

More Than a Third of 1.1 Million Adults Prescribed GLP-1s Without Documented Diabetes or Obesity Had Normal Weight

A study of more than 92 million health records found that 1.1 million adults got GLP-1 drugs without documented diabetes or obesity. What the data show and don't show.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Hundreds of Lawsuits Allege Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs Caused Sudden Vision Loss, but Absolute Risk Appears Low

Hundreds of lawsuits claim Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs caused sudden vision loss. What the evidence shows, who faces the most risk, and symptoms to know.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Frozen Shoulder in Diabetics: 8 Facts Every Indian Patient Should Know Before It Worsens

The diabetes-frozen shoulder link is biochemical, not coincidentalPersistently high blood glucose causes glucose molecules to bind to collagen fibres in a process called glycation. The shoulder joint capsule is dense with collagen, and once that tissue thickens and contracts, the result is adhesive capsulitis, the clinical name for frozen shoulder.…

Times Life · Sep 24