London: Scientists have developed a new colour-changing contact lens that can accurately detect your glucose level in tears, a breakthrough they say could replace the frequent skin prick tests used to monitor blood sugar levels of diabetic patients. Developed by a team at the University of Akron in Ohio, the contact lens can sense glucose, which is the blood sugar in tears, and reveal the information in the blink of...
05:15 PM, May 25, 2012
Keeva is a diabetes alert dog in Canada and she's trained to recognize when blood sugar levels go high or low. ...
03:44 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: An Alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes, traditionally known to affect adults, is worrying scientists. In fact, the focus of this year's diabetes day is on children and adolescents. "From school I return at 2. At 2:45 our tuitions are there and at 5 I return and have my snacks. Then I study till 9. I watch TV for one and half hours and then I sleep," said...
09:06 AM, Nov 14, 2011
On this episode we throw light on why diabetes should not be taken lightly. ...
05:24 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Agra: While many historical buildings across India will sport a blue look to support a campaign for creating awareness about diabetes Sunday evening, uncertainty about permission to turn the lights on at the Taj Mahal continues. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials here appear hesitant to allow permission to NGO HEAL Foundation to use artificial lights to give a blue look to the 17th century Mughal wonder. "Today it is...
01:31 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Mumbai: Life in the fast lane, fuelled by fast food and typical every day urban habits are your worst enemy. A new study by pharma company Sanofi, done on 16,000 people across eight states finds that one in five Indian adults in the metros suffers from both diabetes and hypertension. But it's worse in Maharashtra - one in three people suffer both hypertension and diabetes. Senior Endocrinologist, Lilavati Hospital Dr...
08:37 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari, who underwent a surgical procedure related to diabetes on Tuesday, is likely to be discharged in a couple of days, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The procedure also leads to weight loss. "Gadkari, who underwent a successful gastric bypass surgery for treatment of type-2 diabetes at Saifee Hospital, is progressing well," his surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala said. A gastric bypass surgery makes...
10:40 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Mumbai: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday underwent a gastric bypass surgery at a private hospital for treatment of type II diabetes, the party said. Gadkari, who is a known diabetic, had difficulty in controlling his sugar levels and was advised surgery by doctors attending on him. The BJP chief has had poor control of his sugar for the last few months with early diabetic nephropathy despite the best currently...
10:35 PM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: Scientists have finally cracked the reason as to why Indians and South Asians are more prone to diabetes. Six new genes have been identified that trigger diabetes and make Indians and South Asians four times more likely than Europeans to develop type 2 diabetes. Dr V Mohan, the author of a study on diabetes, said, "For the first time people of South Asian ancestry have been studied. Interestingly...
09:18 AM, Sep 07, 2011
Las Vegas: A security researcher who is diabetic has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remotely control insulin pumps and alter the readouts of blood-sugar monitors. As a result, diabetics could get too much or too little insulin, a hormone they need for proper metabolism. Jay Radcliffe, a diabetic who experimented on his own equipment, shared his findings with The Associated Press before releasing them Thursday at the...
05:32 PM, Aug 04, 2011
Mumbai: Life in the fast lane, fuelled by stress and fast food - your daily routine could be your heart's greatest enemy. Data compiled from the BMC's death certificates issued in 2010, reveals an alarming trend. Last year, heart ailments were the number one killer in the city - claiming 32 per cent more lives than ever before, That's compared to claiming 19 per cent of lives nation-wide. With every...
09:32 AM, Jun 03, 2011
London: Scientists have identified what they claim is the "master switch" gene which causes obesity, a breakthrough which could help treat fat-related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. A team, led by Tim Spector of King's College London, which has made the discovery, claims that the DNA controls other genes found in the body's fat cells. In fact, previous researches have already identified a gene -- KLF14 -- as...
01:09 PM, May 16, 2011
If you have type 2 diabetes - one of the best ways of keeping it in check is by exercising, says a researched published in the Amercian Medical Association journal. ...
09:42 AM, May 06, 2011
London: Drinking a couple cups of coffee everyday is actually good for you, as a new study has claimed that the drink reduces one's risk of a stroke. And, women who don't drink coffee at all may actually be increasing their risk for stroke, the study has warned. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who carried out the study, have also found evidence that drinking more than a cup...
11:22 AM, Mar 11, 2011
London: The pain of daily insulin jabs of diabetics could soon be halved, as researchers, including Indian scientists, found that a new form of insulin that needs to be taken thrice a week is as effective as the once-a-day medication. Clinical trials, held in India, Canada, South Africa and the US, showed that the new longer-acting form of insulin, called degludec, works effectively in controlling blood sugar among patients with...
06:03 PM, Mar 10, 2011
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