Research Corner
Much of the research and studies make for grim reading with the implications for people and health care systems severe. All the more important to seek allies who can share and add force to your advocacy to seek improvements to prevention, encourage early diagnosis, and the best treatments. Britain Healthy lifestyle key to prevention of […]
Not Just People with Diabetes at Increased Covid Risk
In a major study in Spain, researchers have concluded that abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for Covid-19 patients, including those without diabetes. The findings show patients with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than those with normal readings. 11,000 non-critically ill […]
Prevention – Saves Lives and Money
When multiple risk factors are tacked the risk of diabetes plummets by 75 per cent. That’s the conclusions of a study by a Chinese University Medical College. Healthy behaviours — such as physical activity, eating a balanced diet, and reducing alcohol intake — are well-established as key to type 2 diabetes prevention, but a new meta-analysis shows […]