Tag: diabetes

New Delhi, January 20, 2025. Commonly used diabetes drugs could lower the risk of cardiometabolic conditions but heighten the risk of gastrointestinal and arthritic ones, hypotension, among others, according to a study. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis analysed data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs to examine links between taking 'GLP-1RA' drugs and 175 health outcomes. Data from 2.4 million participants with diabetes were analysed. GLP-1RA, or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, are drugs that work by mimicking the action of the hormone GLP-1 that helps control blood sugar and promote feelings of satiety. Through weight management, the drugs can also treat type 2 diabetes.

New Delhi, November 27, 2024. Genetic vulnerabilities of producing lower levels of insulin and having an unhealthy distribution of fat could be major causes for South Asians developing type 2 diabetes at a younger age, according to a UK-based study that looked at participants of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin. Researchers from Queen Mary University, UK, said that while South Asians are known to develop diabetes early in life and often whilst having a normal body mass index, reasons for this are poorly understood because genetic research is largely focused on European ancestry groups. For the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, the researchers used data from the Genes and Health cohort, a community-based study of British-Bangladeshi and British-Pakistani volunteers. ...