Dietary fats and blood sugar: what you need to know
Understanding how different types of dietary fats impact blood sugar levels is crucial, especially for people managing conditions like diabetes. Blood sugar, or glucose,...
Diabetes is linked to this shoulder disease
Have you ever heard of a "frozen shoulder"? It's a condition where your shoulder becomes so painful and stiff that moving it feels almost...
Scientists use facial temperature to detect metabolic diseases
Researchers have found that the temperature of different parts of your face could signal rising blood pressure and other chronic illnesses.
For instance, having a...
Irregular sleep patterns linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Getting consistent sleep could help prevent type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
A study led by Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of the Mass...
What causes metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
These conditions include high...
Common causes of type 2 diabetes in lean people
Type 2 diabetes is often associated with being overweight or obese, but it can also occur in people who are lean.
This might seem surprising,...
Scientists find new cause of diabetes in older people
A team of researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University has made an important discovery about how losing specific cells in the pancreas might lead to...
The causes behind metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
These conditions include high...
Scientists find new cause of diabetes
In our body, there’s a small but vital organ called the pancreas. One of its important jobs is to make insulin through special cells...
Short or long sleep increases risk of blood vessel damage in diabetics
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid reveals that people recently diagnosed...