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What is Diabetes?

Diabetes

About Diabetes

What is Diabetes?

What is Diabetes?
 
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterised by abnormally high levels of blood glucose (blood sugar). In people suffering from diabetes, the body is unable to properly process food for use as energy. Let's put it this way - most of the food we eat turns into glucose or sugar, which our body uses for energy. The pancreas makes a hormone called 'insulin' to help glucose penetrate into the cells of the body. At times, the body doesn't make enough or any insulin. As a result, the glucose (or sugar) stays in the blood and over time causes health
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Latest Updates on Diabetes

Union Minister Jitendra Singh bats for prevention of diabetes in pregnancy

Union Minister Jitendra Singh Friday made a strong pitch for the prevention of diabetes in pregnancy to prevent the passing of the health condition to future generations

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2023 | 11:16 PM IST

Apple Watch blood glucose monitor could revolutionise diabetes care

If perfected, such a breakthrough would be a boon to diabetics and help cement Apple as a powerhouse in health care

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Updated On : 23 Feb 2023 | 11:54 PM IST

Researchers reveal Covid-19 infection increases diabetes, disease risk

This research, Kwan says, is one piece of the puzzle that will help researchers understand how to prevent metabolic as well as cardiovascular disease risk in the future

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Updated On : 19 Feb 2023 | 8:20 PM IST

Drug firm Glenmark gets USFDA nod for generic diabetes drug to market in US

Drug firm Glenmark said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication to treat diabetes in the American market.

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2023 | 12:55 PM IST

Covid's omicron variant, thought to be milder, can increase diabetes risk

Omicron has been seen as a milder version of Covid compared with earlier strains, leading to lower rates of hospitalization and death than delta and the strain that first emerged from China

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2023 | 10:15 PM IST

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Multiple levers are available to improve public health

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2023 | 10:41 PM IST

Glenmark Pharma launches combination drug for Type 2 diabetic patients

It is priced at Rs 14.90 per day, thereby reducing the daily cost of therapy by 40 per cent, making it more affordable to the masses, the company said in a statement

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2022 | 11:32 PM IST

Torrent Pharma, Boehringer Ingelheim India to co-market diabetes drug

Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it has inked a pact with Boehringer Ingelheim India to co-market diabetes drug and its combinations in the country

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2022 | 6:58 PM IST

Artificial intelligence can be helpful in diabetes monitoring, prevention

Artificial intelligence can be used to turn a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into a potent tool for diabetes monitoring and prevention, suggests researchers at Klick Applied Sciences

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2022 | 11:22 PM IST

AstraZeneca India gets regulator's approval to market anti-diabetes drug

Drug firm AstraZeneca India said it has received approval from the country's drug regulator to market anti-diabetes medication Dapagliflozin

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2022 | 6:03 PM IST

Type 2 diabetes linked with gestational diabetes in S Asian women: Study

Women of South Asian origin may be more likely to experience gestational diabetes due to the same complex genetics that increases their chance of acquiring type 2 diabetes, according to a study

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2022 | 11:07 AM IST

Covid can deteriorate diabetes, associated heath disease: Scientist

Covid can alter a person's genetic makeup which can enhance the proliferation of disease and cause further deterioration in diabetes and associated heart disease, an Indian-origin researcher revealed

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2022 | 12:27 PM IST

IRCTC allowed to customise menu for diabetics, infants, health aficionados

Railway Board has given its catering and tourism arm IRCTC the flexibility to customise its menu to include local, regional cuisines as well as food suitable for diabetics, infants, health aficionados

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2022 | 7:09 PM IST

World Health Organization calls for increased access to diabetes education

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease. If detected late or improperly managed, it can lead to serious and life-threatening damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2022 | 4:28 PM IST

Are sugar alternatives actually healthy? Here's what experts suggest

On World Diabetes Day, Business Standard spoke with experts to demystify sugar substitutes that have found a way into our diet

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2022 | 11:02 AM IST

Study finds how AI helps to predict diabetes complications in patients

In the United States, more than 37 million individuals have diabetes, yet many of them don't receive immediate treatment, which can result in expensive or even fatal consequences

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Updated On : 06 Nov 2022 | 11:41 PM IST

More uncovered on link between late-night eating and weight gain, diabetes

Scientists have uncovered details of the metabolism of late-night eating associated with weight gain and diabetes, according to a study

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

Physical inactivity may cost the world $300 bn between 2020 and 2030: WHO

Around 500 mn people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to physical inactivity, WHO's 'Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022' says

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Updated On : 19 Oct 2022 | 10:53 AM IST

Researchers develop new 3d technique to revolutionise diabetes treatment

A new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes, has been designed by researchers at Queen's University Belfast

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2022 | 8:30 AM IST