Tag: Diabetes
Side-effects make many diabetics quit medicine
Side-effects of one of the most commonly prescribed diabetes drugs is a key reason for patients opting out of the regimen, researchers from the...
High blood sugar during pregnancy may cause heart defect in the...
Higher blood sugar early in pregnancy raises the baby's risk of a congenital heart defect, even among mothers who do not have diabetes, according...
Kidney disease may up diabetes risk
That diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease is well known but a study by American researchers has found that kidney dysfunction...
Losing just 10 kg sufficient for diabetes control: Lancet
A study published in prestigious medical journal The Lancet has shown that a mere 10 kg weight loss and not the drastic reduction earlier...
Diabetes, obesity can increase cancer risk: Lancet
A new Lancet study has found that high blood sugar and high BMI (over 25 kg/m2) were the cause of 5.6% new cancer cases...
Sun Pharma recalls contaminated Metformin batches
Fearing microbial contamination, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has recalled two batches of its anti-diabetic drug Riomet (Metformin Hydrochloride Oral Solution).
Sun Pharma which is the...
