Certain diuretics may result in hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar). If you have diabetes and need to take a diuretic, talk with a healthcare professional about the safest option for you.

Panelists discuss how diuretics serve as necessary “bailout therapy” for volume management in heart failure but should not substitute for guideline-directed medical therapy, with emerging evidence ...

A new computational study in a mouse model finds biological sex and time of day makes a difference in the effectiveness of diuretics—medications commonly prescribed to manage high blood pressure. The ...

Finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, demonstrated consistent efficacy and safety regardless of diuretic type or dose and reduced overall diuretic requirements in patients ...

Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...

Diuretic doses in patients with heart failure could be down-titrated effectively using a simple, noninvasive, home-based monitoring system, according to findings from a pilot study presented at the ...