October News Roundup
Each month, we round up diabetes-related news and insights from trusted sources to provide you with ideas, tips, education and more to help you live your best life.
Here’s the latest!
Metformin Is Being Touted as a “Wonder Drug” — Here’s Why
Goodhousekeeping.com
“While it was once ‘just’ a medication for people with type 2 diabetes, metformin is now thought of as a ‘wonder drug’ with multiple potentials,” says David Cutler, M.D., a family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. Read more.
New Blood Test Could Help Spot Children at Risk of Serious Illnesses
Theguardian.com
“Lipid analysis using existing machines could give warning of type 2 diabetes, liver and heart disease, researchers say”. Read more.
Navigating Halloween with a Child with Diabetes
Good news! Trick-or-treating isn’t off-limits. Children (and adults) with diabetes can still participate without sending their blood glucose (blood sugar) levels soaring. Read more.
Diabetes, Prediabetes May Make Your Brain Age Faster—But These Lifestyle Changes Can Help
Health.com
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes could accelerate how fast a person’s brain is aging, according to a new study. Read more.
