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5 Warning Signs You Might Be Having Too Much Sugar
While sweetness is delightful, too much sugar could be throwing your body out of balance.
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Spotting Prediabetes Early: What You Need to Know
Prediabetes is no small issue—learn how to catch it before it turns into full-blown diabetes.
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Growing up diabetic – a first person account
The writer shares his experience after being diagnosed with diabetes as a child
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Sugar nation: obesity is driving Pakistan’s diabetes epidemic
1 in 4 Pakistani adults live with the disease due to unhealthy diets and lack of exercise
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Breakthrough microwave therapy saves diabetic patient's legs in Scotland
Technology has proven to be a successful and non-invasive alternative to traditional treatments such as amputations
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Call to arms for diabetes crisis
Government to introduce ‘Live Well’ initiative in K-P
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‘Diabetes-related vision loss on the rise’
Every day, hundreds of people in Pakistan lose their vision also due to avoidable conditions like cataracts
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Importance of diabetes screening stressed
Over 100 faculty members were provided with free-of-cost laboratory tests including diabetes screening, lipid profile
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‘Healthy lifestyle helps prevent diabetes’
Diabetologists say improper diet, obesity, and a poor lifestyle are the leading causes
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‘25% diabetics unaware of condition’
Experts believes improper diet, obesity and poor lifestyle causes of disease
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Tech meets wellness: Fawad Khan shares his seamless experience of Abbott's FreeStyle Libre
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre system empowers individuals to manage their health with greater ease and efficiency
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India study estimates 11% of population is diabetic
The study of 113,000 people also found that around 15% of Indians were pre-diabetic and around 35% have hypertension
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K-P faces insulin shortage
Medical stores create artificial shortage amid reports of 40% hike in rates
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‘Diabetes patients in Pakistan number 33m’
Govt establishes clinic where citizens can avail timely treatment free of cost
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Diabetics advised to get regular eye check-up
Ophthalmologists say early diagnosis important to curb damage to sight due to diabetes
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Experts urge diabetics to get regular eye checkups
Ophthalmologists say early diagnosis necessary in controlling damage to sight due to diabetes
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Diabetes is rampant
It is estimated that in 2021, about 33m adults were living with diabetes
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Researchers successfully treat Diabetes using ultrasound
Researchers have demonstrated that regular ultrasound pulses on targeted areas can reduce insulin and glucose levels
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Diabetes: the silent pandemic
A closer look at diabetes highlights how lack of awareness continue to result in death from the disease
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Pakistan a diabetes disaster in the making
Public health officials submit proposal to raise 20% excise duty on sugar-sweetened beverages
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Say no to sugar!
Life does not end with the diagnosis of diabetes
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Doctors report rise in type-two diabetes among teens
Endocrinologists blame sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits
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‘More research needed on safe fasting with diabetes’
Speakers stress need for people with chronic illnesses, comorbidities to consult doctors ahead of Ramazan
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Blood sugar monitoring device launched in Pakistan
MySugr application is used by over 2 million people across the globe
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‘8.5m people have diabetes and don’t know it’
Doctors stress need for diabetic care at seminar for World Diabetes Day
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Doctors probe whether Covid-19 is causing diabetes
Mario Buelna, a healthy 28-year-old father was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after he recovered from Covid-19
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Aussie research links diabetes drug usage to slower cognitive decline
Researchers find the use of metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes was linked to slower cognitive decline
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Why Covid-19 is killing US diabetes patients at alarming rates
As US outbreaks surge, a new study shows that nearly 40% of people who have died with Covid-19 had diabetes
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In US, diabetics turn to black market or Canada for life-saving insulin
Sky-rocketed prices creating informal networks of people who build up stockpiles and give to others
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'Diabetes cases soar, 1-in-11 adults affected'
Most sufferers have Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and other lifestyle factors
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‘Women and youngsters at higher risk of diabetes’
PGMI principal says families ‘buying the disease’ from fast food restaurants
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‘One in two people with diabetes are undiagnosed’
Inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise among leading causes of the disease
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Around 19m adults diabetic in Pakistan: IDF
Pakistan is among the top ten countries which suffer an absolute increase in diabetes prevalence
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Diabetes and obesity are closely related, say experts
'Around 24 per cent of people suffering from depression develop diabetes'
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Singapore sugar ads ban
Aiming to curb diabetes rates in the city-state
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Nick Jonas opens up about his struggle with diabetes, says he 'almost fell into coma'
He also confessed he had developed a craving for sugary sodas
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A ‘sweet’ miracle for diabetes patients
Pakistani and British scientists develop a sugar-based dressing to cure incurable wounds in sufferers of the disease
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Doctors provide fasting tips to diabetes patients
Suggest patients prepare for Ramazan by devising individual dietary plans
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This smartphone app keeps your diabetes in check
The aim of the startup is to let users view, save and share their glucose readings by connecting to a smartphone
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New insulin effective for 24 hours launched in Pakistan
Insulin Glargine U300 promises stable blood sugar control throughout the day and night
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An egg a day could keep diabetes at bay
A daily serving beneficial for blood metabolite related to lower risk of condition
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Health issues: Diabetes heightens kidney disease risk
Doctors blame lack of health education for increasing illnesses
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Google launches Thai AI project to screen for diabetic eye disease
Thailand has only around 1,400 eye doctors for its 5 million diabetic patients
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Denmark govt to launch awareness drive on diabetes in Punjab
Punjab govt welcomes the offer and assures full cooperation
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Inhalable insulin for diabetics to be introduced in Pakistan soon
Health experts discuss diabetes management
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Next generation insulin hits shelves
Novo Nordisk Pakistan Vice President says that the organisation has a 90 year legacy of innovative diabetes care
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Diabetes Foot Con 2018: Need to set up more foot clinics stressed
Experts say thousands of people with diabetes lose their legs due to diabetes food ulcers
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Rainy season: Diabetics told to take extra care
Feet should be kept moisture free t prevent infections
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Diabetics told to take extra care
Humidity, sweat, and moisture during monsoons is conducive for the growth of fungi and other microorganisms
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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study