Can Lifestyle Counseling help manage diabetes effectively?

Tweet “Quit smoking”, “eat healthy balanced diet”, and “reduce carbs and fat”….. Every person diagnosed with diabetes receives such advices for managing their diabetes effectively. But how many of you have followed it to achieve your diabetes goals like, reduce blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. So…

Exercise found to encourage a healthy diet

Tweet Many questions arise when trying to lose weight. Would it be better to start on a diet and then do exercise, or the other way around? And how much does one compensate the other? A healthy diet and the right amount of exercise are key players…

What keeps us awake and burn calories, Protein or Sugar?

Tweet Protein, not sugar, stimulates cells keeping us thin and awake, new study suggests A new study has found that protein and not sugar activates the cells responsible for keeping us awake and burning calories. The research, published in the 17 November issue of the scientific journal Neuron,…

Molecular Link Between Diabetes and Cancer Explained

Tweet Many studies in the past revealed that people who are diagnosed with diabetes are at a higher risk of certain cancers. A very recent research found that 16 out of every 100 men with diabetes and 17 out of every 100 women with diabetes said…

Risk of contracting diabetes to increase in world of 7 billion people

Tweet World citizen number 7 billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS, and more likely to contract diabetes or other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as they are now the leading causes of deaths globally. 14th of November is official World Diabetes…

Best blood glucose levels for diabetics with kidney failure

Tweet Diabetics with kidney failure shouldn’t lower their blood glucose as much as diabetics without kidney failure HighlightsDiabetic patients with kidney failure benefit the most when their hemoglobin A1C levels, which reflect blood glucose levels, are between 7% and 8%. For diabetics who need dialysis, hemoglobin A1C levels…