Diabetes
Diabetes is increasing due to bad nourishment and lack of movement – even in children
Tackling gestational diabetes in the womb
When they give us those alarming figures about diabetes in the country, they are not even counting the three million women who are pregnant and diabetic every year. It is estimated that about 10 per cent of women who get pregnant every year develop diabetes during their gestation period, usually in the last trimester. Even [...]
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Tackling gestational diabetes in the womb
When they give us those alarming figures about diabetes in the country, they are not even counting the three million women who are pregnant and diabetic every year. It is estimated that about 10 per cent of women who get pregnant every year develop diabetes during their gestation period, usually in the last trimester. Even [...]
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Were the New England Patriots Wrong to Cut Kyle Love After Diabetes Diagnosis?
Were the New England Patriots wrong to cut defensive tackle Kyle Love after his recent diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes? It’s a simple question, albeit one without a simple answer. Love’s health is, of course, paramount, and I think I speak for all of New England in wishing him the best, both medically and professionally. [...]
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How injectable nanogel could help fight diabetes
A closeup of the nanogel. (Credit: MIT) For diabetics who have to constantly manage their blood-sugar levels, insulin works. The problem is, many people with Type 1 diabetes have to prick their fingers multiple times a day to monitor their levels, and inject themselves with insulin when those levels are too high. And they don’t [...]
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Patriots release defensive tackle Kyle Love after diabetes diagnosis
Kyle Love is strong in mind, but he’ll have to prove that elsewhere. (AP) In case you had any doubt as to the truism that professional football is a ruthless business, wonder no more. Two weeks after he was diagnosed with diabetes, former New England Patriots defensive tackle Kyle Love was released by the team [...]
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Good gut bacteria can protect against obesity and diabetes
Study found that Akkermansia muciniphila bacteria helped burn fat and improve blood sugar levels Experts now hope that discovery will help pave way for new medical treatments for obesity and diabetes By Rachel Reilly PUBLISHED: 13:41 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:57 EST, 14 May 2013 Scientists have discovered a type of gut bacteria [...]
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Good gut bacteria can protect against obesity and diabetes
Study found that Akkermansia muciniphila bacteria helped burn fat and improve blood sugar levels Experts now hope that discovery will help pave way for new medical treatments for obesity and diabetes By Rachel Reilly PUBLISHED: 13:41 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:57 EST, 14 May 2013 Scientists have discovered a type of gut bacteria [...]
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Gut microbe may fight obesity and diabetes
Obese mice lost weight after being fed the microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, which appears to have a symbiotic relationship with the inner lining of the intestine. Michelle D. Milliman/Shutterstock The gut is home to innumerable different bacteria — a complex ecosystem that has an active role in a variety of bodily functions. In a study published [...]
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Type 2 diabetes and the diet that cured me
Why me? At 59 I was 10st 7lb, 5ft 7in, and had never been overweight. I ran and played cricket regularly and didn’t drink alcohol excessively. Yet at a routine check-up I was told that I had type 2 diabetes. In 10 years I could be dependent on insulin, it could affect my sight, feet, ears, heart [...]
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Potential diabetes cure
RESEARCHERS at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have discovered a hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes. The researchers believe that the hormone might also have a role in treating type 1, or juvenile, diabetes. The work was published on April 24 by the on-line version of [...]
