Hacker News with Generative AI: Diabetes

Ozempic Could Prevent Diabetes. Should It Be Used for That? (nytimes.com)
New research shows that weight loss medications can stop the progression of prediabetes. Experts don’t all agree on such a use for the drugs.

Diabetes, Medicine, Health, Weight Loss

5 points by bookofjoe 21 hours ago | 3 comments

Show HN: The App I Built to Help Manage My Diabetes (apple.com)
Take control of your health with Islet, the ultimate personalized health journal app designed to seamlessly track and analyze your glucose levels.

Health, Diabetes, Mobile Apps, Personal Health

184 points by yeatsy 3 days ago | 73 comments

A new stronger Ozempic is coming. Here's what to know (qz.com)
Novo Nordisk (NVO-4.34%) teased some new details about a potential Ozempic successor during a call with investors Tuesday.

Pharmaceuticals, Health, Diabetes, Weight Loss, Business

16 points by toomuchtodo 14 days ago | 3 comments

Study reveals blood sugar control is a key factor in slowing brain aging (bgu.ac.il)
A new international study, led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev as part of the DIRECT PLUS Brain MRI trial, has brought to light how blood sugar control can significantly impact brain health.

Health, Science, Brain Health, Diabetes, Aging

150 points by gnabgib 16 days ago | 148 comments

Diabetes risk soars for adults who had a sweet tooth as kids (nature.com)
It’s tough news to hear on Halloween: a sugary diet in the first two years of life is linked to a higher risk of diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, according to an analysis of UK sugar rationing in the 1950s.

Health, Diabetes, Childhood Development, Nutrition, Research

45 points by rntn 20 days ago | 64 comments

Sugar Rationing Lowered Diabetes and Hypertension in British Children (nytimes.com)
People who were restricted to limited amounts of sugar in the first few years of life were less likely to develop diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, a new study has found.

Health, Nutrition, Studies, Diabetes, Hypertension

31 points by lxm 20 days ago | 13 comments

'Smart' insulin prevents diabetic highs – and deadly lows (nature.com)
Scientists have designed a new form of insulin that can automatically switch itself on and off depending on glucose levels in the blood. In animals, this ‘smart’ insulin1 reduced high blood-sugar concentrations effectively while preventing levels from dropping too low.

Medical Technology, Diabetes, Biotechnology, Health

119 points by gmays 21 days ago | 27 comments

Covid-19 linked to type 2 diabetes onset in children (medicalxpress.com)
Pediatric patients aged 10 to 19 years old diagnosed with COVID-19 have a higher risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes within six months compared to those diagnosed with other respiratory infections, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Health, Diabetes, COVID-19, Pediatrics

13 points by wglb 34 days ago | 10 comments

Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes (nature.com)
A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1.

Stem Cells, Diabetes, Medicine, Science

293 points by user070223 55 days ago | 48 comments

Study links bananas, oats and yoghurt to greater diabetes risk in susceptible (theguardian.com)
Children who are susceptible to type 1 diabetes and eat bananas, oats and yoghurt are more likely to contract the disease, while consuming strawberries and blueberries lowers the risk, research has found.

Health, Nutrition, Diabetes, Children

31 points by uxhacker 73 days ago | 43 comments

Stelo Glucose Biosensor – No Prescription, Buy Now (stelo.com)

Health, Diabetes, Technology, Bio-Sensors

12 points by hnburnsy 79 days ago | 4 comments

Dexcom starts selling its new over-the-counter glucose monitor in the U.S. (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Health, Diabetes, Technology, Medical Devices

35 points by bookofjoe 81 days ago | 72 comments

Eating Meat Is Linked with Diabetes Risk, New Studies Suggest (nytimes.com)

Health, Nutrition, Diabetes, Research

5 points by mhb 90 days ago | 1 comments

Eli Lilly's weight loss drug slashes the risk of diabetes in long-term trial (cnbc.com)