The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a large trial of people with cardiovascular disease who were considered overweight or had obesity.
Semaglutide is already known to treat diabetes, aid rapid weight loss, and possibly even curb drug and alcohol addictions.
Losing weight within the first two years of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes increases your chances of remission, a new study demonstrates.
Researchers are advising physicians to pay more attention to weight management in new-onset type 2 diabetes as fat loss can reverse the condition, particularly in young and obese individuals.
In people with type 2 diabetes, reductions in HbA1c and body weight are effective in preventing the risk of vascular events and mortality, academics have said.
A team of researchers have investigated the impact of glucose-lowering therapy-induced glycaeted haemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction on the risk of major clinical events according to body weight change.
An international diabetes consultant who has been at the forefront of diabetes technology for 22 years has talked about how continuous glucose monitoring helps people better understand and manage hypoglycaemia.
Professor Pratik Choudhary, from the University of Leicester, discussed all things technology during the latest Big Interview with the Diabetes Times editor Oliver Jelley.
A woman from Cambridge is the first person in the UK to sign up for a study aiming to make it easier for people with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes to manage their condition. To read more, click here.
Professor May Ng OBE has been announced as a trustee for Action4diabetes – a charity dedicated to supporting young people living with type 1 diabetes in South East Asia. To read more, click here.
Almost 3,500 HypoCards have been handed out to people with diabetes providing vital advice on what to do should the card-carrier experience hypoglycaemia. To read more, click here.
Delivering type 2 diabetes structured health education in the community is effective in improving knowledge awareness on the condition, a new study suggests. To read more, click here.
The Cross Party Group on Diabetes launched a report into diabetes care in Wales. To read more, click here.
Aston University has released a new Aston Originals podcast to mark World Diabetes Day. To read more, click here.
Individuals living with diabetes in Newcastle got the opportunity to quiz healthcare professionals earlier this year at a GP-led event in the North East. To read more, click here.
Scientists have made a unique and surprising discovery – a gene that is essential for making the pancreas in humans is not present in almost all other animals. To read more, click here.
It all feels a bit surreal to be honest. Yes, of course I mean the NICE announcement regarding hybrid closed loops - a moment in time which has seen the vast majority of those living with type 1 diabetes erupt with joy, happiness and pleasant disbelief. To read more, click here.
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Children’s Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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