Researchers have found out that diabetics with insomnia register higher levels of insulin resistance and may find it more difficult to control their blood glucose. According to Kristen Knutson PhD, assistant professor of medicine and lead author of the study, “People who have a hard time controlling their blood glucose levels have a greater risk [...]
It is known that those who suffer from diabetes do not have enough insulin-producing pancreatic cells. However, researchers from the UCLA’s L Hillblom Islet Research Center have found a way to make other cells within the body to produce insulin. While the current therapy of injecting insulin to control blood glucose levels has not been [...]
According to a new research, caffeine could lead to the development of diabetes. As per James Lane, PhD, Duke University, there are many studies that have been conducted which show that caffeine increases insulin resistance thereby increasing the risk of diabetes in people who do not have the disease. Moreover, this study comes hot on [...]
A new research may prove that there is a link between the air we breath (air pollutants) and blood glucose, blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes type 2.
What is the right way to loss weight? It is an easy question to ask. Of course an easy question to answer also, if you are not responsible for the health of the patient. But if you are a diabetic or you have a close relative with the silent killer it is definitely a difficult [...]
Diabetes is closely related to blood glucose levels. Blood glucose levels are closely related to the amount aerobic exercise you have in general. Thus we can say that Diabetes and aerobic exercise (Cardiovascular exercise) are closely related to each other, of course on opposite sides of the balance. We need glucose in our blood to [...]
Increasing risk of vaginal yeast infection is one of the major effects of diabetes in women. Yeast is a common type of micro organism that lives in human body. It feeds on sugars called glycogen and glucose. When you have diabetes more of these sugars are available to yeast in your blood and body tissue [...]
In your childhood you might have come across an interesting question. Which is the first one? An egg? Or a chick? The relationship between lack of sleep and diabetes is some thing like that. Numerous experiments prove that lack of enough sound sleep increases the risk of diabetes. And vice-versa is also true. The importance [...]
An insulin pump can be said to be a boon for any person suffering from diabetes mellitus. It is a medical device that administers insulin at predetermined doses on a regular basis, to diabetes patients so that patients suffering from diabetes do not have to suffer the hassle of taking regular insulin shots. So the [...]
