Diabetes

Research: Intermittent Fasting is Safe, Beneficial for Type 2 Diabetics

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago have shown that intermittent fasting, sometimes referred to as time-restricted eating, might help persons with Type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels and lose weight.Their findings were published in JAMA Network Open.Participants who ate only during an eight-hour window between noon and 8 p....

Artificial pancreas revolutionizes treatment of type 1 diabetes

A cutting-edge technological device has been developed by a scientific team in the UK, called the "artificial pancreas," to optimize the treatment of people with type 1 diabetes. The artificial pancreas incorporates modern algorithms and interacts with each user individually, automating the process of measuring and taking insulin.

Nearly One-Third of Recovered from Covid-19 Die in Five Months

Almost a third of recovered Covid patients are readmitted to hospital within five months and up to one in eight die of Covid-related complications.

Research by Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within 140 days and 12.3 per cent died.

WHO: Biggest Killers Are Heart Disease, Cancer and Diabetes

Noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are now the leading causes of death in the world, in a dramatic change from two decades ago.

They now make up seven of the Top 10 causes of death, an increase from four out of 10 in 2000, with heart disease the biggest killer - accounting for 16% of all deaths.

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