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Thalassemia Minor, Iron Levels, and Pregnancy: What Your Energy Deficit Is Actually Telling You

The Report Says Minor. Your Body Doesn't Always AgreeThalassemia minor means you inherited one defective beta-globin gene instead of two. You are a carrier. You do not have thalassemia major, and you will not develop it. What you do have is a permanent, mild reduction in hemoglobin, typically between 9…

Times Life · Aug 31

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro wins FDA approval for a major new cardiovascular benefit

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro received FDA approval for reducing heart attack and stroke risks. This new indication expands its use beyond diabetes and weight management. The drug demonstrated an 8% greater reduction in cardiovascular events in a key study. Mounjaro's approval strengthens Eli Lilly's position in the GLP-1 medicine market. This…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

7 Mental Health Changes Women Should Watch After Diabetes

A diabetes diagnosis can change much more than a person's blood sugar routine. Suddenly, meals may need more planning, medicines may become part of everyday life and questions about the future can become difficult to ignore. For some women, this emotional burden can be especially challenging. Research has found an…

MyLifeXP · Aug 28

Diabetes Wearable Cleared for Children as Young as Two Tracks Ketones and Blood Sugar from One Sensor

The FDA authorized Abbott's Libre Duo 10 Day, the first wearable tracking ketones and glucose together, for people with diabetes aged 2 and up.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

The Rise of GLP-1 Shoppers and How Supermarket Aisles Are Changing

Walk down any grocery store aisle today, and you will notice subtle changes in what fills shoppers’ carts. Americans using GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes medications are fundamentally altering how they buy food. With one in five U.S. households now including a current medication user, appetite-suppressing drugs are rewriting consumer…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Aug 26

Medicare's 50 Dollar GLP-1 Price Locks Out Nearly Six Million People Who Have a Qualifying Diagnosis

An estimated 5.9 million Medicare enrollees are excluded from the $50 GLP-1 Bridge price because they have diabetes or sleep apnea.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

2 Simple Changes That Could Help Control Type 2 Diabetes

What if better blood sugar control is not only about what you eat, but also when you eat it? That question is attracting growing attention among people living with type 2 diabetes. Vegetarian and vegan eating patterns have been linked with improvements in HbA1c and body weight, while time-restricted eating…

MyLifeXP · Aug 26

5 Low-Glycaemic Indian Eating Patterns That Science Actually Backs for Blood Sugar Control

Eat Your Dal and Sabzi First, Rice LastThe sequence in which food lands in your stomach changes how fast glucose enters your blood, measurably, not marginally. A 2015 study by Dr. Alpana Shukla at Weill Cornell Medicine, published in Diabetes Care, tested people with type 2 diabetes eating the same…

Times Life · Aug 26

The Federal Deal to Cut Medicaid Prices on Weight Loss Drugs Still Names No Participating States

CMS negotiated lower GLP-1 prices for state Medicaid programs through the BALANCE Model. Its own page still shows no participating states.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

An Injury to Her Blind Eye Set Her Immune System Against the Only Eye She Could See

Ten weeks after surgery on a long-blind eye, a woman's immune system attacked her only working eye, on top of severe diabetic retinopathy.

Medical Daily · Aug 25