Diabetes

'Good gut bugs keep diabetes at bay'

The staggering number of good bugs in our lower intestine not only ensure good health but may also help ward off diabetes, researchers say.These bugs help us digest our food and provide us with energy and vitamins and help ward off the 'bad guys' such as Salmonella that cause infections.Research gro...

Asparagus can keep diabetes away

Asparagus, a popular vegetable, can keep diabetes at bay by helping blood sugar levels stay under control while boosting output of insulin, the hormone that helps the body absorb glucose, says a study.Type two diabetes, which accounts for 90 percent of all diabetes cases, is emerging as a major heal...

Micro Labs makes tablet to treat low sugar

Healthcare firm Micro Labs Ltd Thursday unveiled a dextrose drug Hypotab to treat low blood sugar in diabetic patients."Hypotab is meant for type two diabetes patients who suddenly face hypoglycaemia (low sugar) in the body and those who take insulin, which makes them prone to develop the symptom," ...

Longer sleep hours lower diabetes risk in teenagers

Longer sleep hours could prevent the onset of diabetes among teenagers, besides improving their insulin resistance, suggests a new study."High levels of insulin resistance can lead to the development of diabetes," said Karen Matthews, who teaches psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh."We found ...

Biochemical to treat diabetes discovered

Scientists have discovered a biochemical that shows a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat type-2 diabetes.Scientists had long suspected that diabetes and obesity could be linked to problems in the biological clock. Lab mice with altered biological clocks, for...

To fight diabetes, development alone won't do: IDF chief (Interview)

Development without any focus on health is the reason for the increasing burden of lifestyle diseases like diabetes, International Diabetes Federation President Jean Claude Mbanya said.In an interview to IANS, Mbanya said developing countries like India were bearing a heavier burden of diabetes and ...

Peaches, plums put obesity, diabetes on the run

Peaches and plums have bioactive compounds that can fight off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, says a new study.The study showed that the compounds in such fruits could be a weapon against "metabolic syndrome", in which obesity and inflammation lead to serious health issues, acc...

A healthy diet, more exercise can beat diabetes

A few simple changes in daily life can ultimately prove to be a major help in preventing two in three cases of diabetes while saving a large number of lives annually, a British study has found. People from South Asia are particularly prone to diabetes.According to the findings of the 20-year British...

Cutting down on red meat lowers heart disease, diabetes

Minimizing the consumption of red and processed meat would not only lower the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and bowel cancer by three to 12 percent, but also shrink the carbon footprint by 28 million tonnes a year, new research suggests.Previously published evidence shows that the risks of c...