Diabetes headlines

New education tool helps patients better manage their diabetes during Ramadan

Submitted by iwoube on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 17:10

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) MENA Region, The Gulf Group for the Study of Diabetes (GGSD) and Lilly joined hands to launch a new, interactive education tool in the Gulf Region aiming to help patients achieve a safer Ramadan experience by encouraging conversation about the disease, its risks, the importance of creating a diabetes and Ramadan management plan, and what to do should complications arise.

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News source: AME Info


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WHO Director-General addresses the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly

Submitted by iwoube on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:39

Address to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland

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News source: World Health Organization (WHO)


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WHO data shows narrowing health gap

Submitted by iwoube on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:43

The World Health Organization's annual statistics show progress is being made around the world in cutting child mortality - but it will miss its target of a two-thirds reduction by 2015.

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News source: BBC News


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Diabetes warning over soft drinks

Submitted by iwoube on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 10:15

Drinking one or more cans of sugary soft drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of diabetes in later life, a study suggests.

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News source: BBC News


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Focus on prevention to combat diabetes

Submitted by iwoube on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:52

KOCHI: "With 62 million Indians having type-2 diabetes and 77 million with pre-diabetes, the focus should be on preventive measures as well as effective care for diabetics.

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Hard times behind fall in heart disease and diabetes in 90s Cuba, says study

Submitted by iwoube on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 10:24

Food and petrol shortage caused by collapse of USSR and tighter US embargo led to average weight-loss of 5.5kg in Cuba

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News source: The Guardian


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Shining a light on developing world’s biggest killer: non-communicable diseases

Submitted by iwoube on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 12:07

This week, we hand the blog over to guest-writer Sunanda Creagh of The Conversation who is introducing you to an initiative co-founded by TGH blogger Dr Alessandro Demaio. Launched this week!

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Nine ways business can improve health in the workplace and beyond

Submitted by iwoube on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 15:10

Businesses can suffer through ill health with absenteeism, but are in a strong position to encourage healthier lifestyles

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News source: The Guardian


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Up To Half Of Gestational Diabetes Patients Will Go On To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

Submitted by sara.webber@idf.org on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:04

Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

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News source: Medical News Today


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UNDP chief urges swift measures against non-communicable diseases

Submitted by aabolina on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 11:37

London — UNDP Administrator Helen Clark called Monday for swift, firm measures to halt a global surge in diseases such as cancer and diabetes, saying they belong “permanently on the global development agenda.”

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Source: United Nations Development Programme

 


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