Diabetes

Your Sleep Pattern Could Affect Your Risk of Diabetes

Your Sleep Pattern Could Affect Your Risk of Diabetes

What did the research discover? This study looked at how a person’s chronotype—whether they are a "morning person" or "night owl"—affects their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and whether lifestyle choices play a role. Researchers followed 63,676 middle-aged nurses who had no history of diabetes, cancer, or heart disease from 2009 to 2017. They divided...

New Diabetes Medications Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

New Diabetes Medications Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

What did the research discover? Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a growing neurological disorder with no cure, and current treatments focus on managing symptoms. Some researchers believe that newer glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs) used to treat type 2 diabetes might help reduce the risk of PD because both diseases share similar biological pathways, like insulin resistance...