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Diabetes

Health: Library - 19 December 2002
Diabetes occurs when something interferes with the action of the hormone insulin, which controls blood sugar levels. In Type 1 diabetes, the body does not make enough insulin. In Type 2, it doesn't work properly.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes

Diagnosing type 1.5 diabetes

Health: Your Stories - 27 October 2008
Caraline McLeod wasn't the only one surprised by tests confirming she had an uncommon type of diabetes she'd read about on the internet.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, diabetes

Tai chi gentle on diabetes

Health: The Pulse - 09 October 2008
Tai chi may help people with type 2 diabetes improve their physical and mental wellbeing, say Australian researchers.

Tags: alternative-medicine, exercise-and-fitness, diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Health: The Pulse - 14 August 2008
Gestational diabetes - pre-diabetes in pregnancy - is on the rise, increasing a woman's risk of subsequent diabetes.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

Diabetes: good news and bad

Health Minutes - 21 July 2008
Findings from Norway have good news and bad news for people with diabetes. Death rates are down, but they're still high.

Tags: diabetes, heart-disease

Mediterranean diet and diabetes

Health Minutes - 23 June 2008
A study in Spain has found that people who stick closely to the Mediterranean diet have a lower chance of type 2 diabetes.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, eating-disorders

Glucose lowering for type 2 diabetes

Health Minutes - 23 June 2008
Some specialists have believed in type 2 diabetes, you need to get blood sugar aggressively back to normal using drugs and insulin. Three recent trials have tested this strategy, but it isn't promising.

Tags: diabetes, pharmaceuticals

Pre-diabetes in pregnancy

Health Minutes - 09 June 2008
Gestational diabetes - that is, diabetes during pregnancy - increases the woman's risk of full-blown diabetes later in life, and it isn't good for the baby.

Tags: diabetes, pregnancy-and-childbirth

Exercise for diabetes

Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
What's best for people with type 2 diabetes: aerobic or resistance exercise?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diabetes

Diabetes and eye damage

Health Minutes - 25 March 2008
Damage to the retina can occur at lower levels of blood sugar than previously thought, Australian researchers have found.

Tags: diabetes, eyes

Diabetes may follow heart attack

Health Minutes - 20 February 2008
Could a heart attack be a sign you're heading for diabetes? An Italian study has shown that it could.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease

Journey of a cheeseburger

Health: The Pulse - 07 February 2008
A meal of chips, burgers and cola can make you feel sick. US researchers explain how and why.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease, stroke

Omega 3 fatty acids and diabetes

Health Minutes - 06 February 2008
Children who eat a diet high in omega 3 fatty acids may be at reduced risk of developing diabetes.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, diet-and-nutrition, diabetes

Smoking and diabetes

Health Minutes - 06 February 2008
Smoking increases the risk of type 2 or adult-onset diabetes, say researchers.

Tags: diabetes, nicotine

Glucosamine and insulin resistance

Health Minutes - 23 October 2007
Research in the US has found that oral glucosamine in doses used to treat arthritis may worsen insulin resistance.

Tags: alternative-medicine, arthritis, diabetes, obesity

Omega 3 fats not so healthy

Health Minutes - 25 September 2007
It's been assumed that omega 3 fats in fish oil reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. A review of the available evidence suggests they may not have as much benefit as was thought.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease

Diabetes and blood pressure drugs

Health Minutes - 18 September 2007
If you have diabetes, regardless of your blood pressure, there's a case for being on blood pressure lowering medications, according to a study.

Tags: diabetes, heart-disease, older-people, pharmaceuticals

Diabetes drugs and heart disease

Health Minutes - 18 September 2007
A family of anti-diabetic drugs called the glitazones has been shown to cause heart disease.

Tags: diabetes, heart-disease, older-people, pharmaceuticals

Insulin a risk for pancreatic cancer

Health Minutes - 28 August 2007
A new study identifies insulin as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer.

Tags: cancer, diabetes, medical-research

Key to health: your waist

Health: The Pulse - 16 August 2007
Rather than your weight, your waistline is the best key to judge your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease, obesity

Breastfeeding and diabetes risk

Health Minutes - 01 August 2007
Women who breastfeed may cut their chances of diabetes later in life. That's the conclusion from one of the first ever studies to look at this.

Tags: diabetes, womens-health, breastfeeding

Diabetes drugs and heart effects

Health Minutes - 02 July 2007
Recently there were headlines about heart effects from diabetes medication called glitazones. But is the heart effect due to the drug or the diabetes?

Tags: diabetes, pharmaceuticals

What's a 'normal' blood sugar?

Health Minutes - 26 June 2007
A study of Israeli army personnel throws doubt on what is considered to be a 'normal' blood sugar level.

Tags: diabetes, medical-research, blood

Omega 3 fats not so healthy

Health Minutes - 25 December 2006
It's been assumed that omega 3 fats in fish oil reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. A review of the available evidence suggests they may not have as much benefit as was thought.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease

Death by sugar

Health: The Pulse - 30 November 2006
Higher than normal blood sugar levels can kill you, even if it's not severe enough to be considered diabetes, say the experts.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, heart-disease

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