When your wellness is affected by type 1 diabetes, your body doesn’t produce any insulin. This is different from the more common version of the disease – type 2 diabetes – in that type 2 involves your body either not producing enough insulin, or your cells ignoring insulin that is indeed present in your body. […]

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It is well known that beans are good for us. They can be a very important and nutritious aspect of your healthy diet – this is a commonly known fact by nutritionists and dieticians. So it might not come as surprise when you’re told that beans can actually help you with a number of medical […]

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Diabetics are more likely to suffer from sleep apnoea, according to a major new study. The wellness and wellbeing of those who suffer from diabetes is under threat in a number of ways, due to the effects on the body from the inability to control blood sugar levels effectively, and sleep apnoea is just another […]

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Gestational diabetes, the form of the condition which affects just pregnant women, is believed to occur in 10 percent of expectant mothers. There is some good news, which is that it usually disappears after you’ve given birth, but it can make your pregnancy more trying. Having a good understanding of the condition and how to […]

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Everyone knows about the obvious health benefits associated with gastric bypass surgery. Those who have weight-related health concerns may find that these wellness issues simply disappear when the weight starts to fall off after the surgery. But one area of their wellbeing that they may not have considered is the impact that gastric bypass surgery […]

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If your wellness is affected by type 1 diabetes, a dual-hormone artificial pancreas system (also known as a closed-loop delivery system) may improve your glucose level control and reduce your risk of hypoglycaemia, This is according to a trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), which compared the closed-loop delivery system with conventional pump […]

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Having a chronic illness is a huge strain on your wellness in itself, but unfortunately each illness also tends to come with its own list of health concerns. This is because when there is one weakness in an area of your wellbeing, other areas are often affected too. Diabetes is one such disease, where sufferers […]

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When your wellness is affected by type 1 diabetes, this means your immune system destroys your insulin-making cells. Your need this hormone to control your blood sugar levels, and so the disease can take its toll on your wellbeing, requiring you to have regular insulin injections throughout your life. However, according to an early trial, […]

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Diabetes is a lifestyle condition which is affected by the diet you eat and how much exercise you get – the number of cases of type 2 diabetes around the world has doubled in the past three decades, as we’ve developed more sedentary lifestyles and begun to eat poorer diets than ever before. Although the […]

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Diabetes is a real health concern if it affects your wellness, but why let it get to that point? Why would you want to spend your life watching everything you eat and injecting yourself with insulin, when you could quite easily guard your wellbeing against the disease? Here are six ways you can prevent diabetes. […]

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