Health

Drugs used by some Type 2 diabetics may lessen their risk for severe COVID-19 complications: Study

New York: A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. more

Coronavirus may trigger new diabetes, experts alert

London: Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 may actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications of pre-existing diabetes.

People who are overweight, have diabetes fall in COVID19 high risk group

Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus high risk group includes not only the elderly but also people who are overweight and those who have diabetes, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told ...

UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

New York: Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan launched by the World Health Organization (WH ...

‘Make healthy choices’ urges UN agency, to prevent and manage chronic diabetes

New York, The global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, World Diabetes Day, with the call to “eat ...

India has the highest number of people with diabetes in the World: Rebecca Reynolds

Kolkata, Dec 19 (JEN): Based on a report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2013, Metabolic Medicine's professor Rebecca Reynolds said that India has the highest number of ...

‘We need to rethink our daily lives,’ warns UN health chief, urging action to halt rising tide of diabetes

New York, Apr 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The number of people living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, most living in developing countries, a “dramatic r ...