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5 Glucometer Errors That Make Indian Diabetics Misread Their Blood Sugar Readings

Wet or Unwashed FingertipsThe most common glucometer error costs nothing to fix and almost nobody fixes it. If you've handled fruit, rinsed your hands without drying them fully, or applied hand cream before testing, the residue on your skin mixes with the blood sample. Glucose from mango juice or banana…

Times Life · Sep 30

Breakthrough weight-loss drug helps diabetes patients lose a quarter of their body weight

Eli Lilly’s retatrutide works by imitating three separate hormones to manage appetite, blood sugar and metabolism

The Independent UK · Sep 29

‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits

Though not yet approved by any regulatory agency, Retatrutide could help improve blood sugar levels and reduce inflammation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

7 Diabetes Care Mistakes That Go Beyond Blood Sugar

For years, diabetes care has often been reduced to one number: blood sugar. But good diabetes management involves much more than keeping glucose within a target range. A person can have acceptable blood sugar readings and still need to pay attention to blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney health, heart health, weight,…

MyLifeXP · Sep 29

Cholesterol, blood pressure can be silent killers. European Commission is after them

The European Commission is urging EU countries to step up cardiovascular health checks, as it launches the bloc’s first EU Screening Week.

Euronews · Sep 29

A Nightly Melatonin Supplement Seemed to Tame a Woman's Dangerous Blood Sugar Crashes Before Tumor Surgery

Melatonin can blunt insulin, which usually worries diabetes researchers. In one woman with an insulin-producing tumor, that effect may have helped.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

Why More Hispanic Adults Are Dying of Heart Disease Than Cancer — and What's Blocking Care

Heart disease has overtaken cancer as the top killer of U.S. Hispanic adults. Here's what's driving it — and where Houston and L.A. patients can get help.

Latin Times · Sep 29

New AI test can diagnose diabetes in seconds by spotting these two vocal symptoms

The standard diagnosis for type 2 diabetes currently relies on a blood test

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Retatrutide Diabetes Results, Mounjaro Heart Data, and Wegovy Pill Switching Study Lead EASD 2026 Meeting Opening in Milan

EASD 2026 opens in Milan with retatrutide, Mounjaro heart, and Wegovy pill data due this week. Here is the schedule and what the numbers show.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

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