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Harder but shorter exercise can lower blood sugar of Type 2 diabetics

Exercising harder, but in a significantly shorter amount of time, could provide significant benefits to Type 2 diabetes patients similar to longer

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New insight into pancreatic development offers new hope to diabetics

A rare genetic disorder has given scientists an insight into how pancreas develop and how it may be possible to “programme” stem cells to become pancreatic cells

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Exercise for just 1 minute a day could help keep diabetes away

Performing short cycle sprints three times a week could be enough to prevent and possibly treat a common form of diabetes

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How proteins regulate our appetite and insulin secretion

Scientists have made an important discovery about the mechanism controlling the body’s “fat switch”, which sheds new light on how proteins regulate appetite and insulin secretion

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Low-calorie diet for 4 months ‘can cure diabetes’

Consuming a low-calorie diet daily for four months can cure Type 2 diabetes, a new study has revealed

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Low-cal diet improves heart function in obese diabetics

A low-calorie diet eliminates insulin dependence and leads to improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study has claimed. Diabetes is a chronic illness in which there are high levels of glucose in the blood, and type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, representing 90 to 95 percent [...]

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12,000 join Dubai walkathon to beat diabetes

More than 12,000 people took part in a walkathon here to raise awareness about diabetes

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Human enzyme may help combat obesity, diabetes

A specific human enzyme may help tackle obesity and diabetes, if a new scientific report is to be believed

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‘Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds’

Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, adding that the cost of treatment amounts to a staggring $465 billion in the neighbourhood

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Knocking out regulatory protein may harbour diabetes cure

Scientists have found that knocking out a key regulatory protein dramatically boosted insulin sensitivity in lab mice, paving a new way for drug development and treatment of diabetes

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