13 April 2012   (Reuters Health) – Eating more blueberries, apples and pears may be linked to lower risk of diabetes, according to a new U.S. study. These fruits are loaded with flavonoids, a natural compound present in certain fruits, vegetables and grains, which some research has tentatively t...

13 April 2012 FRIDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) — People who eat white rice on a regular basis have a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a new international analysis contends. Harvard School of Public Health researchers reviewed the findings of four previous studies conducted in the...

22 March 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urine leakage if they shed some pounds, a new study suggests. Extra pounds, especially in the belly, are considered a risk factor for urinary incontinence. And some studies have found that wh...

22 March 2012   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urine leakage if they shed some pounds, a new study suggests. Extra pounds, especially in the belly, are considered a risk factor for urinary incontinence. And some studies have found that...

22 March 2012    Those with diabetes are encouraged to take control of their health and to make lifestyle changes, now. UNIVERSITI Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) recently conducted a survey amongst its diabetes patients to determine their level of understanding of the disease. Diabe...

16 March 2012 Colleen Schultz was stunned to learn that her blood sugar level was high during a routine doctor visit in the fall of 2010. Though she did not have diabetes, her results were in the prediabetes range. “I was very upset,” says Schultz, a drapery fabricator in Voorheesville, N.Y. “It ...

9 March 2012 TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep may be undermining the efforts of children with type 1 diabetes when it comes to controlling their blood sugar, new research indicates. In the study, researchers tracked sleep patterns among 50 kids with type 1 diabetes aged 10 to 16. Com...

9 March 2012 Engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. The biochip uses plasmonic interferometers and could be used to m...

22 February 2012 Oleh NOOR FAZRINA KAMAL Pertubuhan Diabetes Antarabangsa melaporkan sebanyak tujuh juta individu disahkan menghidap penyakit itu setiap tahun. Umpama wabak yang sedang tersebar luas dan pantas, diabetes sebenarnya menjadi ancaman kepada penduduk dunia. Penyakit itu terbahagi kepa...

22 February 2012 Dec. 5, 2011 — Obese children with lower vitamin D levels may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. Along with the low vitamin D levels, the obese children also had higher levels of what’s called insulin resistance, meaning that they are no longer able to ef...