“It is important to establish a correct diagnosis, as proper treatment hinges on the nature of the condition,” said Scheiner. “Many people with type 1 who are assumed to have type 2 because ...

In many cases, insurance does not cover these medications when used solely for weight loss without a diagnosis of diabetes, leading many to continue using the original drugs off-label.

Injected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side effect: stomach paralysis, according to new data on real-world use of the drugs.

GLP-1 drugs are not currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 1 diabetes — and they may never be.

Obesity is a chronic neuroendocrine disease and a major risk factor for both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. 4 Initially, studies involving persons with obesity and prediabetes investigated ...

November is National Diabetes Month, but for the more than a million children and adults in the U.S. living with Type 1 diabetes, every day and night is a constant reminder of a physically and ...