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Diabetes is a chronic illness in which the body is unable to control its blood glucose level. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Frequent tracking may improve blood sugar conditions in diabetics'

The condition may also lead to heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, amputations.

27 Feb 2018 3:41 PM GMT

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer diagnosis tied to increased risk of diabetes

Cancer therapies such as steroids, and many chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimes can increase glucose (or blood sugar)...

9 July 2018 11:34 AM GMT

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Blood test may predict who is most at risk for diabetes

Many employees with diabetes are not diagnosed and do not get treatment, Kivimaki, who wasn't involved in the study.

24 May 2018 7:52 AM GMT

Regular self-inspection of the feet for any sign of ulcers can prevent over half the amputations performed on diabetics.

Take care of your feet

Sixty to eighty per cent of all non-traumatic amputations have to be performed due to complications caused by diabetes.

10 Sep 2018 6:36 PM GMT