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COVID-19 lockdown weakens metabolism in people with glucose intolerance
In Japan, the declaration of a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to negative metabolic consequences in people with glucose intolerance, such as lowered skeletal muscle and increased body weight and body fat, a recent study has found.

Insulin glargine, degludec yield comparable effects on glycaemic control
In patients with of type 2 diabetes (T2D), glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300) and degludec 100 U/mL (Deg-100) deliver similar improvements in glycaemic control, without increasing weight and hypoglycaemic events over 6 months of treatment, according to data from the retrospective RESTORE-2 NAIVE study.

Semaglutide lowers stroke risk in type 2 diabetes with high CV risk
A post hoc analysis of the SUSTAIN 6 and PIONEER 6 trials has found that semaglutide reduces incidence of any stroke in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high cardiovascular (CV) risk vs placebo.

Dietary cholesterol consumption may lead to subsequent type 2 diabetes
There appears to be a positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), where the higher the intake, the greater the incidence of T2DM especially in Western countries, according to a study.





