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Article: Believe it or not, a big bottom protects against diabetes

This is research that may seem very contradictory, but it is believed that a big bottom in woman contains the type of fat that helps in improving the sensitivity to the insulin glucose, and glucose plays a central part in the affliction known as diabetes. However, the study also warns that fat that gathers around [...]

Article: Reversing diabetes through obesity surgery

Diabetes is very closely related to obesity, with the trend being that people who are obese have a much higher chance of developing Diabetes, especially the Type 2 variety. With changes in life-style, the incidence of diabetes and obesity in teens is also increasing, and there is a lot of effort related to how to [...]

Diet: High fibre not as good

A high fibre diet has always been pitched as a very good diet, especially for people with diabetes. Eating high fibre cereals and whole wheat bread has always been recommended as the way forward, but now research has indicated (and like a lot of research, more studies need to be conducted in this area) that [...]

Using the saliva of the Gila monster as a cure

Type 2 diabetes is a type of diabetes where the insulin production from the Beta cells of the body is not sufficient to meet the needs of the body, and this results in the higher amounts of blood sugar that is so dangerous. One of the main ways of handling this sort of illness is [...]

Modern obesity trends pushing up diabetes rate

Diabetes has been called a modern day lifestyle disease; part of the reasons for the occurrence of diabetes is a sedentary life, rich food and very little exercise. This lifestyle results in a higher incidence of obesity or over-weight, something that increases the chance of contracting Type 2 diabetes. In recent years, the rate of [...]

Link between diabetes and TB: News article

Having a high level of Blood Sugar when you have Type 2 diabetes has been blamed for a number of problems; now research shows that there is an increased propensity to catch Tuber Culosis if you have Type 2 diabetes (especially if your sugar levels are high). This study is based on research carried by [...]