DIABETES RESEARCH RIGHT NOW! #23: Latest Type 2 Diabetes News and Research (November 18, 2024 through November 22, 2024)

From the first moment I discovered I had been diagnosed with DIABETES, I joined a HUGE “club” that has been rapidly expanding since it stopped being a death sentence in the early 20th Century. Currently, there are about HALF A BILLION PEOPLE who have Type 2 Diabetes. For the past 3500 years – dating back to Ancient Egypt – people have suffered from diabetes. Well, I’m one of them now… Not one to shut up for any known reason, I added a section to this blog…

Every month, I’ll be highlighting Diabetes research that is going on RIGHT NOW! Harvested from different websites, journals and podcasts, I’ll translate them into understandable English and share them with you. Today: What’s NEW in Type 2 Research?

Diabetes Rates Skyrocket Globally With millions left untreated (November 18)

“The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis...”

“Additionally, 445 million adults aged 30 years and older with diabetes (59%) did not receive treatment in 2022…”

They found that “…widening global inequalities in diabetes…treatment rates stagnating in many low- and middle-income countries where numbers of adults with diabetes are drastically increasing…people with diabetes tend to be younger in low-income countries and, in the absence of effective treatment, are at risk of life-long complications…like amputation, heart disease, kidney damage or vision loss - or in some cases, premature death.”

While the conclusion of the article is aimed specifically at Type 2 diabetes among a younger population in India, the recommendation CERTAINLY applies to us here in the US: “…preventing diabetes through healthy diet and exercise is essential for better health throughout the world. Our findings highlight the need to see more ambitious policies, especially in lower-income regions of the world, that restrict unhealthy foods, make healthy foods affordable and improve opportunities to exercise through measures such as subsidies for healthy foods and free healthy school meals as well as promoting safe places for walking and exercising including free entrance to public parks and fitness centers.”

Anti-Obesity Drugs Increase Food Waste In Some Users (November 22, 2024)

“Taking anti-obesity drugs has led some U.S. adults to throw away more food than they tossed before starting the medications, a new study has found.

“In a survey of people currently on treatments like Ozempic, 25% of respondents agreed they had wasted more food since taking the drugs, compared to 61% who disagreed.”

“The fact that food waste appears to decrease as patients acclimate to the medication suggests there may be a fairly simple remedy, may find themselves discarding food as their diets change, which could reduce food waste and lower their spending.”

I found this to be true when I started taking Rybelsus (I detailed what happened here: https://breastcancerreaper.blogspot.com/2024/08/guys-gotta-talk-abouttype-2-diabetes-23.html

This site has LOTS of links to current Type 2 research, and it’s written in an easy-reading style. While I’ll be pulling articles from here from now on, check it out for yourself! I really like it! The link is below:

Links: https://www.news-medical.net/condition/Type-2-Diabetes
Image: https://asploro.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Diabetes-Research_Open-Access.jpg