Page 11 - Diabetes

Shramik trains: Rlys appeal to people with comorbidities to avoid travel

At least nine passengers were reported dead on May 27 over a span of 48 hours on board the migrant trains, with the railways stating that all of them had health conditions.

Why nutrition labels that skip ingredients like sugar make business sense

Veer Arjun Singh on why shorter, sharper nutrition labels - the kind that skip a few ingredients such as sugar by many other names - are starting to make business sense

Yoga to acupuncture: Alternative therapies to prevent diabetic neuropathy

The best defense against progressive damage from diabetic neuropathy is to manage the disease itself

Coronavirus scare: India may soon run short of antibiotics, diabetes drugs

Pharmaceutical firms seek nod to produce raw material locally

How to manage diabetic neuropathy using therapies from natural systems

In severe cases, it can lead to potentially serious complications such as gangrenous wounds that necessitate the amputation of a toe, foot or leg

New AI tool can predict gestational diabetes risk before pregnancy: Report

Researchers have developed an algorithm which can predict the risk of gestational diabetes even before pregnancy, an advance that may lead to lifestyle interventions for reducing high blood sugar which affects nearly one in six pregnant women. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, analysed data on nearly 6,00,000 pregnancies available from Israel's largest health organisation, Clalit Health Services. "Our ultimate goal has been to help the health system take measures so as to prevent diabetes from occurring in pregnancy," said study senior author Eran Segal from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. According to the researchers, gestational diabetes is characterised by high blood sugar levels which occur during pregnancy in women with no history of diabetes. They said the condition occurs in three to nine per cent of all pregnancies, and poses a risk to both the mother and her baby. Generally, the scientists said, gestational diabetes is diagnosed between the

New form of insulin may improve clinical delivery of drug for diabetics

The researchers synthesised an insulin analogue called glycoinsulin, and demonstrated that it can also lower blood glucose levels in preclinical studies

Sweet shake-up: Price relief for diabetes patients as drugs go off patent

The Rs 14,000-crore diabetes drug market in the country is witnessing a churn

Diabetes independently increases risk of heart failure, says study

According to researchers, including those from Mayo Clinic, heart failure may be the result of a co-condition like hypertension, or coronary heart disease, but always

Is it possible to keep diabetes under check? Here are a few ways to manage

The most important thing for diabetic patients is to keep their blood sugar level under control to avoid hospitalization

Diabetes may cause infertility in men; here are some precautionary measures

Unhealthy food habits lead to weight gain and obesity, insulin resistance which in turn causes both diabetes and predisposes to infertility

Type 2 diabetes on rise in children and teens: Here's what you must know

The alarming rise of children being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in India has triggered critical warnings among families and health organisations

Dr Reddy's enters India's nutrition segment with a drink for diabetics

Dr Reddy's 'Celevida' is formulated to have high protein, high fibre and slowly digested carbohydrates

Biocon, Mylan launch insulin biosimilar Semglee in Australia market

Insulin Glargine is used for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults, adolescents, and children

Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of gestational diabetes: Research

With the Mediterranean diet, women also gained less weight: an average of 6.8 kg (15 pounds) versus 8.3 kg (18 pounds) for the control group of mothers on their usual diets

Sanofi ends partnership with Lexicon to develop add-on pill for diabetes

Shares of Lexicon fell nearly 40% in extended trading

Your Facebook posts may help diagnose diabetes, anxiety, depression: Study

The people that most often mentioned religious language like "God" or "pray" in their posts were 15 times more likely to have diabetes

Type 2 diabetes: Losing even a small amount of weight can save your heart

A latest study shows that losing a moderate amount of weight could reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, the most common complications of diabetes

Diabetes patients likely to break bone when sugar level shoots up: Study

During the study period, 672 people with type 1 diabetes and 8,859 with type 2 diabetes experienced bone fractures

Over 98 mn Indians will suffer from Type-2 diabetes by 2030: Study

For the study, the team used data from the International Diabetes Federation and 14 cohort studies