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Continuous glucose monitors are trendy wearables—but how useful are they? Here's what experts say

There isn't much research to back up glucose monitoring for the average person.

Fortune · Feb 24, 2023

What is ‘Ozempic face’? Doctors warn about facial ageing side effect of diabetes medications

“Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward,” one dermatologist says

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

More Indonesian children are living with diabetes – so what can we do to prevent it?

Indonesian children under 18 were 70 times more likely to be living with diabetes in January 2023 than they were in 2010, the Indonesian Pediatric Society revealed this month.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

Meghan McCain says she has been ‘urged’ to take Ozempic four weeks after giving birth

‘I’m not taking it. I refuse,’ the TV personality says

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Armed with hashtags, these activists made insulin prices a presidential talking point

Hannah Crabtree got active on Twitter in 2016 to find more people like herself: those with Type 1 diabetes who’d hacked their insulin pumps to automatically adjust the amount of insulin delivered.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

How switching your usual cuppa could help blast dangerous visceral fat

Hidden fat can increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer

Wales Online · Feb 20, 2023

Scotland's most vulnerable people left unable to afford life-saving medicine amid cost of living crisis

One man with diabetes and epilepsy couldn’t afford to top up his meter so was left with no electricity and had to throw out the insulin in his fridge.

Daily Record · Feb 20, 2023

Warning over TikTok diet and powerful 'skinny jab' that can be bought online

Under NICE guidelines, Ozempic can only be prescribed to people with Type 2 diabetes who meet certain criteria, such as having a BMI of 30 or more. But the Sunday Mirror discovered the drug can easily be bought online and in beauty salons by people without diabetes.

Irish Mirror · Feb 19, 2023

TikTok diet sparks concerns over powerful 'skinny jab' that can be bought online

The 'skinny jab' is usually used as a diabetes drug for weight loss and can be bought online without an NHS prescription but charities are warning it is a loaded gun

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

MIC's Binky Felstead shares major health update during pregnancy with third child

Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead has shared a health update with her fans after entering the third trimester of her pregnancy recently, with her expecting her third child in the coming months

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023