According to a new proof-of-concept study, 2 doses a day of a novel, biocompatible hydrogel, which is not systematically absorbed, significantly decreased body weight in overweight and obese patients…. 

The number of taste buds on the tongue declines as people age and in a new study, fewer taste buds were associated with higher fasting plasma glucose…. 

For many years insulin has been looked at as a treatment of last resort for patients with type 2 diabetes and so patients can be highly resistant to exogenous insulin when they start on injections and this resistance often grows as they continue to gain weight with the added insulin. …