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6 Reasons the Annual Flu Shot Matters More When You Have Diabetes or Asthma

Your immune system is already working harder than it shouldChronic inflammation is the baseline state in both diabetes and asthma. In type 2 diabetes, persistently high blood glucose blunts the function of neutrophils and macrophages, the white blood cells that reach an infection site first. In asthma, the airways are…

Times Life · Sep 12

How to Maintain Energy During Long Cycling Sessions

The liver stores about 80 to 100 grams of glycogen. That supply covers roughly 90 to 120 minutes of hard riding for a cyclist who eats nothing, and once it runs down, blood sugar falls and power falls with it. Riders usually describe the collapse as empty legs. Recent work…

inkl · Sep 10

Two Weeks into a GLP-1 Diabetes Shot, His Family Noticed a Smell That Stopped When the Drug Did

A 57-year-old man developed an unpleasant body odor on dulaglutide. It faded when he stopped and returned when doctors gave it again.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

The high-fiber supplement experts swear by and three easy recipes that make it taste great

Increase your fiber intake with psyllium

Fit & Well · Sep 3

Diabetes can affect how your body reacts to exercise—a trainer explains how to adapt your workouts to manage blood sugar levels and work out safely

“There is no reason you can’t train the same as everyone else once you know how your body reacts,” says BetterMe’s Garett Reid

Fit & Well · Sep 2

Fatty Liver Disease Is Rising in Non-Drinking Indians: Causes, Risks, and What to Do

The numbers are not smallA 2023 meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology estimated NAFLD prevalence in India at approximately 38.6% of the general population, higher than the global average, and climbing fastest among people in their thirties and forties who report zero alcohol consumption. The condition…

Times Life · Sep 2

Three Diets, the Same 10 Percent Weight Loss, and Only One Cut Liver Fat by Two Thirds

A controlled feeding trial found that keto, Mediterranean, and low-fat diets all produced 10% weight loss, but keto cut liver fat by 67% versus 45%.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

The popular diabetes drug metformin has been used for decades — and scientists just figured out its main mechanism

Scientists have debated whether the diabetes drug metformin acts primarily in the intestines or the liver. New findings clear up this confusion.

LiveScience · 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