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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1950’s sugar rationing policies reduced risks of hypertension and diabetes

1950’s sugar rationing policies reduced risks of hypertension and diabetes

Semaglutide reduces urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio in overweight chronic kidney disease patients

Semaglutide reduces urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio in overweight chronic kidney disease patients

Study reveals cost-effective benefits of treating depression in low-income countries

Study reveals cost-effective benefits of treating depression in low-income countries

Study links ketogenic diet to improved menstrual health

Study links ketogenic diet to improved menstrual health

Study finds nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduces severe COVID-19 and long COVID risks in high-risk patients

Study finds nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduces severe COVID-19 and long COVID risks in high-risk patients

Researchers identify genetic markers linked to neuropathic pain

Researchers identify genetic markers linked to neuropathic pain

Survey reveals lack of awareness about pancreatic cancer risk among adults under age 50

Survey reveals lack of awareness about pancreatic cancer risk among adults under age 50

Later menopause linked to increased asthma risk in women

Later menopause linked to increased asthma risk in women

New guidance balances GLP-1 risks and benefits for surgery

New guidance balances GLP-1 risks and benefits for surgery

Machine learning reveals secrets of aging in flies and humans

Machine learning reveals secrets of aging in flies and humans

WHO reports alarming rise in tuberculosis cases in 2023

WHO reports alarming rise in tuberculosis cases in 2023

EUFIC launches campaign to promote whole grain consumption

EUFIC launches campaign to promote whole grain consumption

Binge drinking in high school linked to risky drinking in midlife

Binge drinking in high school linked to risky drinking in midlife

An Arm and a Leg: Can racism make you sick?

An Arm and a Leg: Can racism make you sick?

Could vitamin D be the missing link in managing type 2 diabetes? Recent study weighs in

Could vitamin D be the missing link in managing type 2 diabetes? Recent study weighs in

Study provides new insights into the molecular causes of rare, fatal hereditary disease

Study provides new insights into the molecular causes of rare, fatal hereditary disease

New genetic insights reveal kidney disease risk in West Africans

New genetic insights reveal kidney disease risk in West Africans

Overcoming challenges in noninvasive diabetes management through wearable devices

Overcoming challenges in noninvasive diabetes management through wearable devices

Elucidating the mechanisms behind kidney development

Elucidating the mechanisms behind kidney development

Abnormal BMI in children linked to impaired lung function

Abnormal BMI in children linked to impaired lung function

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