Is eating a banana the same as swallowing six teaspoons of sugar? It would seem intuitive to say no, of course not – a banana is a fruit, and sugar is, well, just sugar. But a while back I came across a set of detailed charts on Twitter that made this claim. And it wasn’t … Read more
Children as young as EIGHT can show signs of susceptibility to type 2 diabetes — about 50 years before it is usually diagnosed Experts studied around 5,000 young participants in a long-term health study They found that indicative shifts in ‘good’ cholesterol levels appear at age eight These are followed by inflammation and amino acid changes in … Read more
Diabetes puts people at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 because it makes the immune system weaker, scientists say. The illness, which affects more than four million people in the UK, is caused by abnormal levels of sugar in the blood. For most people this takes the form of Type 2 diabetes, in which … Read more
People with diabetes are up to four times more likely to break a bone — and the risk increases over time for Type 2 patients, review finds Researchers conducted a review of patients with who had hip or limb fractures They found that type 1 diabetics are the most likely to present with a broken … Read more
Beating diabetes just got tastier By Phil Vickery Published: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 With diabetes a factor in more than a third of coronavirus deaths, a balanced diet is now vital. TV chef Phil Vickery’s recipes are healthy, easy and delicious NB Nutritional values throughout are per … Read more
Insulin developed from the venom of a predatory sea snail could be used to create a ‘safer and more effective’ diabetes treatment, researchers claim. It mimics the ultra-fast-acting properties of the sea snail venom to lower blood sugar levels, without long-term side effects seen in other types of diabetes treatment. University of Utah led scientists … Read more
Phil Vickery has had a productive lockdown. The television chef recently found an old unicycle in his garage. He first learned how to ride it 25 years ago and decided to take it up again at the grand old age of 59 ‘because I had nothing else to do,’ he says cheerily when we meet … Read more
One in ten Covid-19 patients who have diabetes and are hospitalised die within a week, a study has suggested. Studies have repeatedly shown the condition is one of the high-risk conditions for developing a severe bout of the coronavirus. French researchers looked at the outcomes of 1,300 hospitalised Covid-19 patients across the country, all of … Read more
Diabetes increases risk of early death: New report shows Britons with the Type 2 form of the disease are 50 per cent more likely to pass away prematurely Britons with the type 2 form are 50 per cent more likely to die prematurely Those with the type 1 form – an incurable disease – the risk … Read more
Diabetes drug metformin alleviates anxiety in mice ‘by increasing levels of the feel-good chemical serotonin in their brain’ People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of depression but it is unclear why Previous studies suggest the mechanisms for creating serotonin are blocked In a mouse study, scientists released the block with metformin and … Read more