23 November 2011 (Reuters Health) – Giving a “muffin test” to people at risk for diabetes might help doctors diagnose the disease and its warning signs, according to a new study. Tests for diabetes and its precursor, impaired glucose tolerance, check how well the body uses glucose, a type of suga...

23 November 2011 This week, our new column on eye health and food looks at diabetes and eye health. Dr Fong: I’m feeling depressed. Post-raya holiday blues and overwork is part of it, but the main reason is because one of my young adult diabetic patients has gone blind in one of his eyes. I ha...

8 November 2011 (Reuters Health) – Adding to the list of potential health consequences of smoking, a large study finds that smokers may have a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The findings, based on the medical records of more than 1.2 million Korean adults, do not prove that smokin...

8 November 2011 (Reuters Health) – A significant number of children and young adults with diabetes may not be getting the routine tests recommended for managing the disease, according to a study out Monday. Researchers found that of more than 1,500 young people with either type 1 or type 2 diabet...

3 November 2011 New York (Reuters Health) — Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the bean half of the equation may be better for health. Among nearly 2,000 men and women, researchers found that people who regularly swappe...

3 November 2011 SEKALIPUN hidangan makanan melimpah-ruah ketika menyambut Syawal tetapi itu sebenarnya bukannya untuk pesakit diabetes. Pesakit diabetes mungkin rasa perit kerana sekadar melihat sahaja dan terpaksa mengekang keinginan demi mengekalkan paras gula dalam badan. Setelah menunjukkan p...

27 October 2011 (Reuters Health) – People who attend college may be at greater risk of developing a less common form of diabetes associated with autoimmunity, new study findings suggest. Among more than 56,000 adults living in Norway, those who reached university were nearly twice as likely as ad...

27 October 2011 (Reuters Health) – A new study reports that weight, diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol intake may each independently influence a person’s risk of getting diabetes. Researchers found that even when people had a family history of diabetes or were overweight, they were less likely t...

19 October 2011 (Reuters) – To jump-start the healing of difficult diabetic wounds, researchers have a suggestion: let maggots do the work. To allow such wounds to heal, doctors remove infected or dead tissue with scalpels or enzymes, a process they call debridement. But these tools often fail. “...

19 October 2011 (Reuters Health) – Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication — possibly putting sensitive diabetics at risk, researchers report. They recommend disconnecting the pump before take-off and after landing and m...