Diabetes

A new ‘global atlas’ study characterizes insomnia as a novel risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. In total, the researchers identified 19 risk factors and dismissed 21 suggestive risk factors based on insufficient scientific evidence.Share on PinterestNew research indicates insomnia is a possible risk factor for type 2 diabetes.Globally, around 463 million adults lived…

CLOSE Pressure to create a coronavirus vaccine is increasing by the day, but for a safe vaccine to enter the market, it takes time. USA TODAYDr. Anne Peters splits her mostly virtual work-week between a diabetes clinic on the west side of Los Angeles and one on the east side of the sprawling city. Three days…

Type 2 diabetes affects around one in 16 people in the UK with 3.9 million people living with the condition. Left untreated, dangerous health complications could ensue this is why it’s so pertinent to have the ability to spot the potential warning signs and if your breath smells like this, you could be in danger.When…

Type 2 diabetes can be challenging to manage, yet one 50p vegetable could make it a little bit easier. Which food item has been proven to reduce blood sugar?Researchers from the Department of Health Sciences, at the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico, put their heads together to work out which vegetable benefits blood sugar levels.They…

Type 2 diabetes reveals one of two important characteristics about a person's body: that their pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the cells are resistant to the insulin it does produce. Both have the same harmful effect - blood sugar levels are left to bulldoze their way through the body, damaging blood vessels in…