The Latest Breaking News from diabetes

Diabetes affects 38.4 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Among western European countries, only Switzerland and France had lower diagnosis rates than the UK

Some 74.2% of people with the condition were estimated to have been diagnosed in the UK.

Ozempic and Zepbound have morphed from diabetes treatment into a cultural phenomenon, helping Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) and Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY) achieve a combined market cap topping $900 billion. Celebrities flaunt it, Silicon Valley elites swear by it, and analysts predict the GLP-1 market could surpass $150 billion…

The typical risk factors for major cardiovascular events include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or a history of smoking

GLP-1 drugs were initially developed for diabetes, but have become wildly popular weight-loss drugs too

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The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday, calling for cheap generic versions to be made available for people in developing countries.

More than 55,000 patients may require new blood tests to receive an accurate blood glucose reading

The new technology, known as a hybrid closed loop system, will help reduce the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage

Mothers-to-be with the condition have higher risks as pregnancy hormones can make it harder for them to regulate their blood glucose levels.