Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition where the body fails to utilize the ingested glucose properly. This could be due to lack of the hormone insulin or because the insulin that is available is not working effectively.

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Exploring the benefits of blueberries: Studies link extract to reduced cognitive aging

Exploring the benefits of blueberries: Studies link extract to reduced cognitive aging

Study reveals long-term consequences of atrial fibrillation

Study reveals long-term consequences of atrial fibrillation

Global disease burden study highlights COVID-19 impact and health inequities

Global disease burden study highlights COVID-19 impact and health inequities

1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes developed functional limitations during the pandemic

1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes developed functional limitations during the pandemic

Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation rises to nearly 31% in recent decade

Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation rises to nearly 31% in recent decade

Vitamin D deficiency persists despite easy access, review suggests need for tailored supplements

Vitamin D deficiency persists despite easy access, review suggests need for tailored supplements

Renaissance of "food as medicine" in modern clinical trials

Renaissance of "food as medicine" in modern clinical trials

Managing diabetes with probiotics and synbiotics

Managing diabetes with probiotics and synbiotics

Junk food-filled diet in teens may disrupt brains' memory ability for a long time

Junk food-filled diet in teens may disrupt brains' memory ability for a long time

Melatonin shows promise in preventing obesity, study finds

Melatonin shows promise in preventing obesity, study finds

Placental IGFBP1: A key factor in development of gestational diabetes

Placental IGFBP1: A key factor in development of gestational diabetes

Kidney-CHAMP framework provides equitable access and overcomes barriers to kidney disease care

Kidney-CHAMP framework provides equitable access and overcomes barriers to kidney disease care

Oregon study finds no clear link between mRNA vaccines and sudden cardiac deaths in young people

Oregon study finds no clear link between mRNA vaccines and sudden cardiac deaths in young people

Roasted green tea boosts mental task performance, study finds

Roasted green tea boosts mental task performance, study finds

Moderate vitamin E, C, and β-carotene intake reduces type 2 diabetes risk

Moderate vitamin E, C, and β-carotene intake reduces type 2 diabetes risk

More than Mediterranean: Exploring and acknowledging the benefits of diverse cultural and nutritional heritages

More than Mediterranean: Exploring and acknowledging the benefits of diverse cultural and nutritional heritages

Exercise shown to curb appetite in diabetes and prediabetes patients

Exercise shown to curb appetite in diabetes and prediabetes patients

Two decades of data confirm Mediterranean diet cuts hypertension risk

Two decades of data confirm Mediterranean diet cuts hypertension risk

Cas13d-NCS: A game-changer in RNA virus defense

Cas13d-NCS: A game-changer in RNA virus defense

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