Type 2 diabetes, usually seen in adults, has started affecting a large number of children in the UK.
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The scourge of diabetes: Children are not getting key health checks
The world over, diabetes is spreading at exponential rates. Diabetes is one of the most potent symbols of lifestyle diseases and the most worrisome aspect of this health crisis is the rate…
Diabetic Children In UK Not Getting Regular Health Checks
Young people in England and Wales with diabetes are not getting their health checks.
It’s a tough road for premature babies
From the day that a woman learns that she is pregnant, her overriding concern each day of her pregnancy is that she gives birth to a healthy child. But despite a mother’s…
Type 1 Diabetes Puzzle Solved By UK Researchers
A new study by scientists reveals the complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes. The study was published in the journal Diabetes. Diabetes UK…
Diabetic smokers at higher risk of heart disease than diabetic non-smokers
Type 2 diabetes patients, who are also smokers, are at greater risk of experiencing heart related issues including heart failure, clogged arteries and reduced blood flow to the limbs as compared to non-smoking…
Google, Sanofi to jointly take on diabetes
Google Life Sciences and Sanofi have joined hands to take on the menace of diabetes and to improve care and outcomes of people suffering from the disease. Google will be bringing in…
CDA recommends tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to fight type 2 diabetes
Citing studies that link increased sugar intake with obesity and type 2 diabetes, the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) has recommended imposition of tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to fight type 2 diabetes…
Public Health England: Five million people at high risk of type 2 diabetes
According to a recently released report by Public Health England (PHE) a whopping five million people in England have blood sugar levels that put them at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes….
Break free from calorie counting; shift to nutritional value for healthy heart
Experts, in an editorial published in Journal Open Heart, have suggested that it is high time now for people to stop counting calories and for health professionals to promote nutritional value of…
Sedentary lifestyle pegged as dangerous as smoking
Sedentary lifestyle involving prolonged sitting has been pegged as dangerous for one’s health as smoking and researchers have suggested that this could lead to a range health issues including obesity, diabetes and…
Diabetes drug liraglutide aids in weight loss: Study
A new study has suggested that overweight and obese type 2 diabetes patients can shed a few kilos through daily injections of drug liraglutide alongside diet and exercise regimes. The study published…
Diabetes could bring down the NHS, charity says
More and more Britons are being diagnosed with Diabetes and according to latest analysis by Diabetes UK, there has been a nearly 60 per cent increase in the number of diabetics in…
Cardiovascular risk factor profiles worsening at different rates for ethnic groups
South Asian men and black women and men in Ontario today face levels of heart disease risk factors that are much higher than ten years ago. A new study from the Institute…
Drinking at conception ups diabetes risk for baby, study finds
Drinking habits of women, specifically at the time of conception, are said to have a direct impact on their babies’ risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in early middle age, a…