A disease that breeds disease: why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?
Risk factors for developing type two diabetes include being overweight, being physically inactive, having a poor diet, high blood pressure and …
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths: Study
Almost 40% increase in cases to 2019 from 1990 globally; largest increase in cases recorded in children aged 10 to 14 years
India has 2nd-highest number of diabetes diagnostic centres globally, new study finds
Currently, 537 million adults globally are living with diabetes, with three in four of them living in low- and middle-income countries
Injectable gel may deliver islet cells for type 1 diabetes: study
IIT Guwahati researchers developed an injectable gel using silk proteins to deliver insulin producing cells needed to address type1 diabetes
‘Albumin better indicator of diabetes’
New research says measuring levels of free albumin and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis for diabetes
‘Millions of diabetes patients may not have access to insulin by 2030’
With a lack of availalibility, rising costs and increasing burden of the disease, study says over 40 million with Type 2 diabetes may not be …
Insulin unaffordable for many in low-and middle-income countries
Lack of adequate infrastructure to manufacture or store insulin is a major hurdle many low- and middle-income countries face
Non-obese and lean Indians also prone to Type 2 diabetes
Study reveals that non-obese and even lean Indians have ectopic fat in liver and pancreas, which may contribute to insulin resistance leading to …
Malnourished but diabetic: An atypical form of ‘the rich man’s disease’ is spreading among Chhattisgarh’s tribals
Lean diabetes arises from intermittent starvation, overload on carbohydrate metabolism; lack of guidelines compounds problem
A new report shows worrying growth of the diabetes pandemic
One in 10 adults worldwide — 537 million people — now live with diabetes
COVID-19 adverse impacts stronger in people with diabetes: Study
Individuals with type 1, type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 3 times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalisation compared to those …
Coke's iconic advertisement made in 1970s gets a new twist
The ad by a Washington-based non-profit stars real people with a change of lyrics and shows the ill effects of soda consumption
Plant-based diet linked to lower type-2 diabetes risk
The study is the first to make a distinction between healthy plant-based diets and less healthy ones that include things like sweetened foods and …
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
First Food Delicious Sattu Ke Laddu
Sattu is a powder made by grinding a mixture of roasted pulses, mainly chickpeas and cereals. Rich in protein, it leaves one satiated for a …
The Case Against Sugar
From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the …
Scientists pave the way for a new therapy for type 2 diabetes
They have found that an enzyme plays a major role in determining the ability of cells to detect and respond to the hormone insulin
Overeaters, Mediterranean diet is the answer to your problems
Despite containing similar proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrates, this diet could lower the risk of obesity, pre-diabetes, and …
Sugary drinks can be major cause for type 2 diabetes: study
Harmful effects of fructose sugars on blood glucose seem to be mediated by energy and food source, warns a review
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths
Obesity and poor lifestyle, including sedentary living, could have contributed to the rise
We’re on the hunt for novel ways to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes
How well can miRNA expression analysis perform in identifying prediabetes and full-blown diabetes?
This new protein may help diabetes patients with fractures
Diabetes patients are more susceptible to bone fractures and take longer than usual to heal
Scientists find new anti-diabetic drug from plant source, call it non-toxic, safe
Chalcone significantly inhibits the rise of blood glucose and brings back the glucose levels to normal much earlier than commercial anti-diabetic …
WHO approves 2 new COVID-19 treatments
‘Baricitinib’ has been approved by WHO to be used with corticosteroids; synthetic antibody treatment ‘sotrovimab’ has …
Residual pandemic: After effects of COVID-19 pervasive in India, thousands living with new ailments
Around 51 per cent of those who had milder forms of the disease also developed long COVID