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Parents should check the level of ketones in their childs body because type 1 diabetes is most common in children. (Photo: Pixabay_

Type 1 diabetes patients need to check ketones often

The increase in the level of ketones in the body can cause life-threating condition ketoacidosis, which requires...

28 Jan 2017 3:13 PM IST

Stepping instead of sitting for short periods was linked to a 7 percent drop in fasting insulin (Photo: AFP)

Sitting less can reduce risk of diabetes

People who replaced 30 minutes of prolonged sitting time with shorter bouts of sitting had a 4 percent reduction in...

27 Jan 2017 12:13 PM IST

Devaluing self due to weight increases diabetes risk

People with high internalisation were three times more likely to have metabolic syndrome

27 Jan 2017 8:59 AM IST

Skeletal muscles use most of the glucose and if they develop insulin resistance and consequently are not able to use glucose, then diabetes likely will develop. (Photo: Pixabay)

Decades into diabetes, insulin therapy still hard to manage

The stage in which you become overtly insulin-deficient typically occurs about 10 years after the diagnosis.

4 July 2017 12:32 AM IST

Poverty leads to poor control of gestational diabetes

Many social factors have a major impact on overall pregnancy health.

16 Nov 2016 11:30 AM IST

Sugar sweetened beverages have been shown to increase weight gain and risk of diabetes including prediabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet sodas might not increase diabetes risk

This is because pre-diabetic elevated blood sugar can often be reversed before it advances to full-blown disease.

16 Nov 2016 10:20 AM IST

It has been known for some time that neurons and pancreatic beta cells have many similarities in molecular makeup and signaling receptors. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nerve growth protein helps in balancing blood sugar levels

The research is potentially relevant to type-2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease.

15 Nov 2016 4:38 PM IST

The analysis concluded that statin therapy decreased risk of death overall by 14 percent and risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 31 percent. (Representational Image)

Cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce heart attack risk

The benefits were largest in people at highest risk for heart attacks and strokes.

15 Nov 2016 4:34 PM IST

The biological platform was made by combining donor islets with the patients own (autologous) blood plasma, which was laparoscopically layered onto the omentum. (Photo: Pixabay)

Unique cell therapy may make painful diabetes jabs history

The therapy replaces cells to so that there isn't any dependence on insulin

12 May 2017 10:28 AM IST

Such children are often targets of bias and stigma among their peers and develop low self-esteem (Photo: AFP)

Childhood obesity causes diabetes at young age: experts

Childhood obesity is a serious problem. The increasing incidence of this disease poses a dilemma for treatment and care.

13 Nov 2016 12:08 PM IST

Some common skin infections due to diabetes are fungal infection, itching, vitilgo, blisters, Digital Sclerosis, foot ulcer and others. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes can cause skin problems too

People think excessive intake of sugar and sweetened food lead to diabetes.

13 Nov 2016 11:02 AM IST

Overweight children (Photo: Flickr)

Overweight Delhi-NCR kids more prone to diabetes: Study

Diabetes in children is generally attributed to bad eating habits, with nutritious meals being replaced with fast foods.

13 Nov 2016 2:30 AM IST