A new study in Cell Metabolism has suggested that patients with COVID-19 and Type 2 diabetes that received insulin treat…
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COVID-19 Lockdowns and Glycemic Control
There was both good news and bad news last week when a team of Scottish doctors published their research on the impact o…
What is Leptin? And How it May Impact Covid-19 Risk Factors
You May Be Leptin-Resistant. Here’s Why It’s Important.
In the diabetes world, leptin doesn’t get nearly the attention t…
New Insulin Affordability Survey: 40% Struggle to Afford Insulin
A new survey shows that 44% of Americans that use insulin to treat their diabetes have struggled to afford their insulin…
The Latest Numbers on COVID-19 and Type 1 Diabetes
In late May, we wrote about the first studies to explicitly analyze the health outcomes of people with Type 1 diabetes d…
COVID-19 May Be Triggering Type 1 Diabetes in Children
A new study out of the UK suggests that diagnoses of Type 1 diabetes may have nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemi…
Boris Johnson on Obesity and Covid-19: “I was too fat”
It took Covid-19—and a brush with death—to turn Boris Johnson into one of the world’s foremost anti-obesity advocates.
J…
ADA: 25% of People with Diabetes are Rationing Medication and Supplies
Alarming new data shows the disturbing trend within the diabetes population in the U.S. of high unemployment and worseni…
Does Type 1 Diabetes Fight Covid? A Theory Goes Viral
The Type 1 diabetes online community was abuzz this week when an article from the journal Medical Hypotheses went viral.…
Another Study Says Doctors Should Assume EVERY Covid-19 Patient has Diabetes
In recommending blood sugar testing and control for all COVID-19 patients, a recent study was yet another to recommend t…
