Diabetes is life long affliction that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. With the two main types of diabetes, type 2 is far more common. Around 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2.
Types
Type 2 is where the body is not creating enough insulin or the body is not reacting correctly to the insulin. This type usually requires the managing of medication, finding the right medication for each person can take time. Also many of the medications have side affects.
Type 1 is when the level of glucose in blood to be too high. This happens when the body isn’t producing enough of the hormone insulin which controls the levels of glucose in blood.
Both types are manageable with the correct advice and medication.
There are articles below that explore the condition in many different ways. Covering new research and evidence.
Afon Technology, founded by Dr Sabih Chaudhry in 2019, has been a leader in diabetes innovation with its Glucowear™ device, the world’s first non-invasive glucose sensor that continuously monitors blood sugar levels in real-time.
Chronic wounds continue to cause problems for both elderly and diabetic patients, however, using electric stimulation, new research promises to speed up the healing process by up to three times.
Research has revealed that nine out of ten UK supermarkets lack any policies to measure total supermarket sugar sales across all products and set reduction targets.
Abbas Kanani, Superintendent Pharmacist at Chemist Click Online Pharmacy, walks us through what we need to know about living with diabetes, starting with a comment on prediabetes.
Dr Stacey Lockyer, Senior Nutrition Scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation, walks us through understanding diabetes & reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Commonly feeling cold when others are not complaining of it may not be to do with your lack of central heating - you may be experiencing cold intolerance.
Diabetic retinopathy is the real medical term for diabetic eye disease. It is the most common cause of blindness in people of working age. 94 million people are affected worldwide.
Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic lager beer drank in moderation can improve gut microbes in men – lessening the chances of developing chronic diseases.
Karrie Wallace, Education Services Clinical Lead, Spirit Health, explains the elements that comprise diabetes education & how education at an early stage can have a significant impact on health outcomes & NHS resources.
The link between food insecurity and diabetes is stronger than previously thought - with people who are more likely to be hungry experiencing a higher rate of diabetes, ten years on.
