Stubborn Belly
If you have central obesity (apple shaped body) and your body mass index (BMI) says that you are barely overweight, then having a lax attitude won’t help. A recent study...
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Stress and Diabetes
Stress is the key cause of most of our disease and one of the risk factors for Diabetes Mellitus. Previous research has found that stress in adulthood is linked to...
Statins Therapy
Statins are a class of drugs known to reduce cholesterol levels in the body. Previous studies have shown that statins do lower cholesterols; and thus, reduce the risk of heart...
Shots to Protect
Vaccination is administered in infancy to safeguard children from influenza and various other dreadful diseases. But it is equally important for adults who have Diabetes to be vaccinated as well....
Injection Port in Diabetes Management
The most common apprehension that people with Diabetes share is the fear of needles. The regular jabbing and insertion makes it painful and stressful. With i-Port, managing blood sugar levels...
A New Phase in Diabetes?
The beta cells present in the pancreatic islets or the islets of Langerhans are responsible for creating insulin in the pancreas. The insulin created by the beta cells helps in...
Sweet Cravings at Midnight
Well, you aren’t alone. A recent set of data released by Jawbone UP, a fitness tracking device, suggests that human sugar cravings peak around midnight. But why? Well, the well...
A Scientist – Father Seeks a Cure
Finally, his perseverance seems to have paid off- because after decades of work, he and his collaborators at Harvard University, USA, have finally prototyped new technology. This is a method...
Bionic pancreas
A promising future Type 1 Diabetes is an auto immune disorder in which the body’s own systems destroy the insulin-producing beta cells, leading to complete lack of insulin in the...
A PARADIGM in treating failing hearts
Heart failure is a difficult disease to treat- and medications can only preserve a part of the hearts functions. A new study- called the PARADIGM-HF, published in the New England Journal...
