Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as Diabetes, is a metabolic disease characterized by unnaturally high amount of glucose in the blood. This generally happens because the insulin produced by the body is not enough to break down the glucose…
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Tokyo: Daily vitamin D supplements do not seem to prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes in people already at high risk of the condition, finds a study. Type 2 diabetes affects around 480 million people worldwide, and is predicted to…
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London: People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, showed that patients with Covid-19 developed Type 2 diabetes more…
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Chennai: An international team of researchers led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has identified a gene/protein variation present among Indians and other South Asians that increased their risk of diabetes, heart attacks…
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New Delhi: While Covid-19 spared none, people with diabetes were among the hardest hit. The infectious disease not only raised the risk of severe disease progression and death among diabetics, affecting even the recovery, it also…
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San Diego: A common diabetes drug can be used as an option for treating certain people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults, claims a study published in the journal Lancet. Dapagliflozin belongs to a group of medicines called…
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London: Researchers have found that strokes were a common complication experienced by hospitalised adults with severe Covid-19, with higher rates than expected amongst younger people. The study, led by a team at the University of…
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Lucknow: Uncontrolled diabetes is emerging as a major factor in acquiring black fungus infection or mucormycosis, which is surfacing in Covid-19 patients after recovery and is leading to further complications An online event, hosted by…
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New Delhi: More than three-fourths of people currently managing diabetes have observed fluctuations in their blood glucose level post they are diagnosed Covid-19 positive, reveals a study by a diabetes management platform. According to…
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London: Men and older adults with a more advanced diabetes have a higher risk of death when infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, according to a large study. The findings showed that men with diabetes were 28 per cent more…
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