The Diabetes Blog

Not only HIV, Africa is also facing the danger of heart diseases, diabetes and cancer too. These diseases are as critical or debatable as epidemics like HIV, TB and Malaria spreading in Africa. This research is commissioned by WHO in Africa. About 30%...

Gene mutations coupled with neonatal diabetes may be responsible for other neurological dysfunctions! The mutations of the KCNJ11 gene are involved in up to 50% of neonatal diabetes. The same mutations cause a developmental delay, epilepsy and muscle...

Patients with Type 2 diabetes aged 35 to 54 are at three times more risk of dying early than the same age group without the disease. The Type 2 diabetes develops when the body does not make enough insulin or when the produced insulin does not work as it..

Diabetes can be linked as a cause of Alzheimer's. This is ready to be tested in Alzheimer's patients. They are given the diabetes drug Avandia to reduce brain decay 511 Alzheimer's patients have been involved in it's first round of research. It...

Children are being obese and lazy and Type 2 diabetes is commonly diagnosed among them. To make the children free from overweight and diabetes, just have a look on the three steps. These steps can prevent your child from contracting Type 2...

According to a study, if you sleep less, you will be setting yourself to diabetes. At the same time oversleeping can be resulted in the same. Whether it is too little or too much, it will possibly lead to the blood sugar disease. So sleep well for 7 to 8.

The University of Michigan holds a medical program on 24th April 24, 2006. It is providing diabetes medicines free to insured employees and their families who need the drugs. The program is covering up 2,000 people. Dr. William Herman, director of the..

By combining of two approaches the type I diabetes is being cured in mice. Researchers are saying that the combination is possible to work even better. Human studies are awaiting the regulatory approval for this research. The combination approach...

Diabetes links to a list of possible complications. Higher risk of colon cancer also finds place in the list. Diabetics are at 1.4 times higher risk of colon cancer than nondiabetics. However, it can be prevented with necessary testing. Diabetics can...

A vaccine and an immunity-altering drug can reverse diabetes in mice. This combination therapy was applied and given a positive result in about half of the mice treated. After eight weeks of this combination treatment, 50% of mice had blood sugar levels.