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New review highlighs diabetes research, treatment advances
In a paper surveying advances in diabetes pathogenesis and treatment, and which explores the complex factors contributing to the onset and progression of the...
SA’s insulin pens supply dries up as weight-loss drugs take priority
South Africa has run out of the human insulin pens for people with diabetes as the global pharmaceutical industry shifts production priorities to blockbuster...
Is pre-diabetes over-diagnosed?
Some experts have disagreed on whether or not pre-diabetes is over-diagnosed, and how and when to screen for this potential precursor to type two...
Weight-loss shots linked to unexpected pregnancies
With claims suggesting that weight-loss jabs may be fuelling an unexpected increase in pregnancies, experts have recommended that women pair the use of drugs...
What period blood can reveal about health
In a move highlighting the potential for future studies and findings, the FDA recently approved the first at-home diagnostic test based on period blood,...
FDA recall as faulty insulin app crashes
More than 200 people with diabetes were injured when their insulin pumps shut down unexpectedly after a problem with a connected mobile app, the...
Diabetes a leading killer in SA, but we don't know how many have it
Although diabetes is the second leading cause of death in SA after TB, there is no clear picture of how many people have it...
Food emulsifiers tied to type 2 diabetes risk – French study
French researchers have identified seven food additive emulsifiers found in ultra-processed foods – including some in previously regarded ‘healthy foods’, like plant-based milk –...
Concern as Health Department omits insulin pens from tender
Doctors have warned that some diabetes patients’ lives could be at risk because the National Department of Health failed to list life-saving premixed insulin...
Hundreds of websites flog fake weight-loss and other drugs
An Israeli cybersecurity firm has taken down more than 250 websites selling fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs in the GLP-1 class,...
Eli Lilly warns of insulin shortages
Two formulations of insulin from Eli Lilly would be temporarily out of stock until the beginning of April, the company has said, citing a...
Poor management of ballooning diabetes in SA
Management of diabetes in South Africa – which has seen a notable rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, due to changing diets...