Like type 1 diabetes, type 1.5 occurs when the immune system attacks the pancreas cells that make insulin. Photo: Shutterstock.com 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2024 | 9:47 AM IST While you’re likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you’ve probably heard less about type 1.5 diabetes. Also …
That lunchtime staple, the humble ham sandwich, has come in for a bashing in the press recently. According to many reports, eating two slices of ham a day can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Ham sandwiches unfairly blamed for increased diabetes risk, Cambridge study reveals(Unsplash) But what’s the science behind these headlines? …
Duane Mellor for The Conversation Birmingham, UK: That lunchtime staple, the humble ham sandwich, has come in for a bashing in the press recently. According to many reports, eating two slices of ham a day can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But what’s the science behind these headlines? The research offers a …
Consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk across populations, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has found. Global meat production has increased rapidly in recent decades and meat consumption exceeds dietary guidelines in many countries. Earlier …
Aug 22, 2024 08:40 PM IST From red meat to poultry to processed meat, here’s how each meat category can increase diabetes risk. We are what we eat – the statement holds true. The food we consume and the way we consume it adds to the health we have. Having a nutritious diet can help …
People should test their sugar levels from time to time. Diabetes risk factor early diagnosis and control can be aided by routine health screenings and public awareness efforts. As per the World Health Organisation, 77 million Indians over the age of 18 have type 2 diabetes, and another 25 million are prediabetics, or at a …
A study published in The EMBO Journal opens new perspectives to better understand how the molecular mechanisms involved in regenerative medicine work. The study focuses on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and its receptors TNFR, molecules of key interest in biomedicine due to their involvement in multiple diseases such as obesity-related to type 2 diabetes mellitus, …
Irregular sleep duration was associated with a higher risk for diabetes in middle-aged to older adults in a new UK Biobank study. The analysis of more than 84,000 participants with 7-day accelerometry data suggested that individuals with the most irregular sleep duration patterns had a 34% higher risk for diabetes compared with their peers who …
This transcript has been edited for clarity. I’m Dr Neil Skolnik, and today I’m going to talk about the Endocrine Society Guideline on Vitamin D. The question of who and when to test for vitamin D, and when to prescribe vitamin D, comes up frequently. There have been a lot of studies, and many people I …
Concerned about your patient’s type 2 diabetes risk? Along with the usual preventive strategies — like diet and exercise and, when appropriate, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists — there’s another simple, no-risk strategy that just might help: Turning off the light at night. A study in The Lancet found that people who were exposed to …