Page 9 - Diabetes

Diabetes may shorten life by nine years due to improper treatment: Study

100 million adults now affected by diabetes, researchers said.

Diabetes ups risk of heart attack death by 50%

They are 56% more likely to have died if they had experienced a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) heart attack

A few more vegetables and little less meat may reduce diabetes risk

Findings are based on an analysis of the eating patterns of 200,000 men and women over long period

Refugees face diabetes risk in poor new land

Globally, about one in nine adults have diabetes, and the disease will be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030

Eating chocolate may help prevent diabetes

Researchers who analysed data of 1,153 people aged 18-69 years found those who ate 100g of chocolate a day had reduced insulin resistance and improved liver enzymes

Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980: WHO

A major new report by WHO has warned that diabetes cases have risen to 422 million in 2014 from 108 million in 1980