Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.
What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition where the body fails to utilize the ingested glucose properly. This could be due to lack of the hormone insulin or because the insulin that is available is not working effectively.

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Vitamin D curbs colorectal cancer by boosting immunity and blocking tumor growth

Vitamin D curbs colorectal cancer by boosting immunity and blocking tumor growth

Gut microbiome pattern predicts future heart attack risk in coronary heart disease patients

Gut microbiome pattern predicts future heart attack risk in coronary heart disease patients

Diabetes drugs GLP-1RA and SGLT2i lower dementia risk in older adults, study finds

Diabetes drugs GLP-1RA and SGLT2i lower dementia risk in older adults, study finds

Reversing adipose tissue fibrosis through targeted microRNA therapies

Reversing adipose tissue fibrosis through targeted microRNA therapies

Insurance instability more common among low-income adults with diabetes

Insurance instability more common among low-income adults with diabetes

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier structure solved after fifty years

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier structure solved after fifty years

Monell study offers renewed hope for people living with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Monell study offers renewed hope for people living with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Why “eat 1 more” boosts fruit and vegetable intake more than “5 a day”

Why “eat 1 more” boosts fruit and vegetable intake more than “5 a day”

Legal challenge puts ACA’s preventive health services in jeopardy

Legal challenge puts ACA’s preventive health services in jeopardy

Researchers use algorithm to pinpoint disease risk mutations in noncoding DNA

Researchers use algorithm to pinpoint disease risk mutations in noncoding DNA

Study unveils genetic pathway leading to cleft lip and palate formation

Study unveils genetic pathway leading to cleft lip and palate formation

Nontraditional risk factors linked to stroke in adults under 50

Nontraditional risk factors linked to stroke in adults under 50

Metabolic syndrome found to increase risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

Metabolic syndrome found to increase risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

Humanized liver organoids double survival rate in rodent models

Humanized liver organoids double survival rate in rodent models

Study explores how Adapted Argentine tango dance therapy can help breast cancer survivors

Study explores how Adapted Argentine tango dance therapy can help breast cancer survivors

Diabetes medications may help shield the brain from cognitive decline

Diabetes medications may help shield the brain from cognitive decline

Comparing single cell RNA methods to improve gastrointestinal cancer research

Comparing single cell RNA methods to improve gastrointestinal cancer research

Brisk walking linked to lower risk of heart rhythm disorders

Brisk walking linked to lower risk of heart rhythm disorders

Mitochondria found to fuel dangerous growth in aging blood stem cells

Mitochondria found to fuel dangerous growth in aging blood stem cells

Study links cold hypersensitivity and heaviness in legs to varicose veins

Study links cold hypersensitivity and heaviness in legs to varicose veins

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