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LGH holds Diabetes Nurse Education event

Lahore—Second Diabetes Nurse Education Programme held at Lahore General Hospital has been concluded. More than 50 nurses from various hospitals of Lahore participated this training course were given certificates during a function wh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Stud...

The good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts say When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition -- dementia -- goes up markedly, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression Helps Diabetes?

Depression and diabetes often go hand in hand. Now, researchers say patients with diabetes can improve their health by addressing their depression. Investigators from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and the University of Michigan Heal [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Many kids with diabetes have other immune diseases

The findings, researchers say, underscore the importance of keeping an eye out for symptoms of those diseases in diabetic children. Type 1 diabetes is what's known as an autoimmune disease, where the immune system launches a misguide [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Could be Both Result of and Risk Factor for Diabe...

A new study claims that depression may result from diabetes, but it may also be a risk factor for it. "Although it has been hypothesized that the diabetes-depression relation is bidirectional, few studies have addressed this hypothe [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Junk food ups diabetes in kids

A group of more than 100 diabetes experts has called for laws to ban ads of junk food that target children. The experts from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh said that this was the best alternative for combating the rising cases [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Grapes May Help Heart, Cut Diabetes

Eating grapes could lower the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study at the University of Michigan. Researchers studied how eating grapes affected rats. A powder made from red, green and black grapes was mix [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Regular exercise and good diet keep diabetes at bay

My mother- in- law, rest her soul, died five years ago. She lost one leg, then just when she was getting used to hobbling on the other, she lost it too. After the initial shock she adjusted quite well to life in a wheelchair. Her atti [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Obesity, heart disease, diabetes increase risk of dementia

Obesity, and the diseases that come with the illness, such as heart disease and diabetes, play a role in speeding up the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to new reports. According to the papers, published in Neurology, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Diabetes: A Silent Killer

The name is not yet a byword in Nigeria. Certainly not recognized in the same way as the much-publicized Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or malaria. Many have reached the danger point in the hospital to realize diabetes’ de [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Study links diabetes, depression

A new study says people with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to be depressed - and vice versa. Doctors concede they need to study patients more closely to determine whether the disease is causing depression or whether something about depre [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Caffeine May Hamper Diabetes Control

Caffeine may make it tougher for people with diabetes to control their blood sugar, a new study shows. The finding, published in February’s Diabetes Care, adds to the confusion about the role coffee plays in diabetes risk. Alth [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Eating junk food during pregnancy raises newborn's risk of d...

Eating junk food during pregnancy may raise the chance of having obese children who are more susceptible to diabetes, according to a Royal Veterinary College, London study. Researchers at RVC fed female rats doughnuts, muffins, chocolate, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Type 1 Diabetes Is Not Simply A Childhood Disease

Type 1 diabetes currently affects over one million Americans and, although previously considered to be a childhood disorder, this is no longer the case. Although type 1 diabetes was previously known as childhood diabetes, juvenile or juve [...]