Hispanic and Latino Americans are more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study.
Metformin Hydrochloride, a drug prescribed to diabetic patients, has been recalled over the concerns that it might contain a large amount of cancer-causing ingredients.
Medicare recipients may pay less for a month-long supply of insulin starting 2021. The United States President Donald Trump announced plans to reduce the cost of insulin drastically, which means many Medicare enrollees could pay less for insulin next year.
A recent study suggests that black women are more likely to have diabetes due to their lifestyle. (Photo : Youtube/TLC) Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that is preventable.
The findings gathered from a study at the University of Barcelona suggests that the calories contained are the sweeteners may not be the only one triggers the development of health conditions. In the study, female rats were given a liquid form of fructose, a sugar that found in fruit juices and fruits and glucose, a sugar found in the body right after the carbohydrates were broken down.
Scientists from the University of Basel has reated a chemically modified insulin. Hexamer form of insulin was just broken apart to make it working for the human body. Researchers took Hydrogen atoms and replaced it with Iodine to chsrge up the breaking process.
Learn about the five popular myths about aspartame that you should correct. Aspartame is a popular artificial sweetener that continues to make headlines due to the safety issues associated with it.
Fenretinide, a drug initially designed as a cure to breast cancer, could improve the lives of billions of people who are suffering with type-2 diabetes and obesity, researchers at the University of Aberdeen shared.
An artificial pancreas is currently in development, set for two stages of testing before getting approval for public use. If eventually approved, this technological advancement could mean those with Type 1 diabetes no longer need to be subjected to needles every day.
National Diabetes Month is a 30-day period dedicated to discussing diabetes risk factors, preventative care and management for the sake of prolonging lives and promoting healthier living.
Conversations about healthy eating, diabetes care and weight management should account for socioeconomics, food insecurity and food availability, particularly when addressing U.S. Latinos, who are overwhelmingly food insecure.
Coca-Cola, Mars, Burger King, Wendy's, McDonalds and many other brands spend above average on Spanish-language TV ads to promote nutritionally poor products and to steer consumer trends, according to a new report. Consequently, their decisive spending has contributed to poor diets and disease in multicultural communities.
Diabetes, the group of metabolic diseases defined by problems producing or using insulin, has overwhelmed the South American nation Chile. According to the International Diabetes Federation, approximately 1.7 million Chileans have diabetes, which exceeds the global average.
Washington, D.C.-based health advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has recreated Coca-Cola's iconic "Hilltop" ad to illustrate the effect that excessive soda consumption has on the public, as sugary beverages are a major contributor to diabetes, tooth decay, weight gain and other diseases among U.S. adults.
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published findings that revealed if Liraglutide, a diabetes drug, in combination with diet and exercise, could help obese individuals to reduce their body weight and improve metabolic control.
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