11 January 2012 World Diabetes Day is observed on November 14, and calls upon those managing diabetes to understand the condition, know the risks, and take control. MANAGING type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an everyday challenge for anyone who has the condition. Most T2D patients have to consider not onl...

5 January 2012 The role of coffee in heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. HOW does coffee affect our health? This question has prompted researchers from all over the world to study coffee in search of answers. In a previous article, we looked at what is known so far of the effects of coffee ...

5 January 2012 Preventing or slowing down the rate of nerve damage that occurs with diabetes is important. CAN’T remember the last time you said “ouch”? Do you seem to have lost your senses or have a delayed response when touching something hot or sharp? It may be that your nerves are damag...

28 December 2011 (Reuters Health) – Most obese people with diabetes will be cured of the blood sugar disease after undergoing weight loss surgery, a new review of earlier studies suggests. In a report published in the Archives of Surgery, researchers say eight out of ten patients could stop takin...

28 December 2011 (Reuters Health) – Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control, a small study suggests. The study, of 123 middle-aged and older adults, found that those who added yoga classes to standard diabetes...

21 December 2011 In the condition called hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis, your body produces way too much thyroid hormones. MY MOTHER has a goitre at her throat. It’s huge and oval in shape. Since she had it, she has lost weight despite having a very good appetite. But she is quite irritable ...

21 December 2011 Amalkan makan berpada, status kesihatan ketika musim perayaan SELEPAS sebulan melatih diri berlapar dan dahaga serta mendisiplinkan tubuh kerana berpuasa, kehadiran Aidilfitri menyaksikan ramai kembali bebas mengamalkan diet asal. Malangnya, diet asal itu menjadi lebih berat apab...

14 December 2011 (Reuters Health) – They say “You are what you eat.” Maybe it should also be, “You are where you live.” A new study has found that the affluence of your neighborhood is linked to your risk of obesity and diabetes. People living in a high-poverty area were more likely to be obese [...

14 December 2011 SEJAK disahkan menghidap kencing manis (diabetes) lebih tujuh tahun lalu, Halim (bukan nama sebenar) berusaha untuk menjalani gaya hidup sihat dengan mengamalkan pemakanan seimbang dan bersenam. Begitupun sejak beberapa bulan kebelakangan ini tapak kaki dan kadang kala hujung jar...

6 December 2011 (Reuters Health) – People who’ve suffered bouts of kidney stones may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on, new research suggests. A number of studies have observed that people with diabetes are more likely to form kidney stones than diabetes-free people ar...