Avocados are great for your diet – but not on toast, nutrition researchers say. It may sound obvious. Bread, a demonized processed carb, has essentially piggybacked superfood starlet avocado to be accepted, even revered, by clean-eating evangelists. Even the most devout avo-toasters know avocado is the Cher to bread’s Sonny, nutrition-wise. But this new study, … Read more
NHS diabetes chief warns of the danger of piling on ‘life changing’ lockdown pounds as he fears many Britons have gained weight while stuck indoors Professor Jonathan Valabhji has warned of negative health effects of lockdown He warned that adults were burning fewer calories with fewer daily activities But added that the pandemic was an … Read more
Multiple miscarriages can increase a woman’s risk of developing diabetes by up to 71%, new study suggests Women who miscarry are ’18 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes’ Experts studied more than 24,700 diabetic women born between 1957 and 1997 Research suggests three miscarriages increased the chances by 71 per cent By Daily … Read more
Survivors of child abuse are TWICE as likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, study finds Survivors of child abuse are 71% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease Survivors are also at 42 per cent greater risk of developing high blood pressure. People who suffered emotional, sexual or physical abuse as a minor are also … Read more
Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more
At crisis levels — that is how some experts describe the increase in the numbers of people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. New data published last week revealed there were more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed in England and Wales alone in 2017, the equivalent of one diagnosis every three minutes. ‘In an average … Read more
The end of daily finger-prick tests for diabetics? AI heart monitor ‘can detect dangerously low blood sugar levels’ Scientists used artificial intelligence to detect low blood sugar levels Patients wore electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors 24 hours a day for two weeks Researchers trained a computer system to spot normal and low sugar levels By Harry Howard … Read more
Men who take medication to reduce their symptoms of prostate disease may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Patients with enlarged prostates who are prescribed drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are around a third more at risk of the condition. They reduce the production of androgens, a hormone which help to boost urinary flow, … Read more
Ask Dr Ellie: Did diabetes take my sense of smell? By Dr Ellie Cannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 13 April 2019 Six years ago, I lost my sense of smell. It’s started coming back and is now at about 80 per cent. Did my … Read more
People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus – this is due to an overproduction of immune cells in the lungs, a new study finds. Experts from Wuhan University found people with high blood glucose levels have a much greater chance of catching more severe strains of the deadly virus. … Read more