Diabetes Causes

Have a parent with type 2 diabetes? Here's how you can lessen your risk of getting the disease

Some research suggests that having a parent with type 2 diabetes increases your risk of developing the disease by as much as fourfold. The risk goes up to about 50% if both parents have it.
Diabetes: Not just sugar, stay away from these foods to keep diabetes at bay

Controlling your diabetes requires a careful balance of lifestyle habits, including eating right, exercising, and taking your proper medication.
More than half of 20-year-olds in India's metros 'likely to develop diabetes' in lifetime

As urban centres continue to grow rapidly across India, they said decreasing diet quality, and decreased levels of physical activity are all contributing to this hidden epidemic.
PCOS and Diabetes: What’s the connection?

Women with PCOS are also often insulin resistant, a risk factor for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Here are some tips for women with PCOS to prevent diabetes.
Diabetes: Take a note of these 5 skin changes that may indicate diabetes

Diabetes requires constant management of blood sugar levels. This chronic condition can affect your skin too. Here are some signs visible on your skin which can be a result of diabetes.
A higher BMI is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics

A new study says that obesity is the main modifiable cause of type 2 diabetes, while genetic make-up may also be responsible to a certain extent.
Air pollution is as bad as following a high-fat diet: It ups your risk of diabetes too

A new study has found that air pollution can play a major role in the development of cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
World Hepatitis Day 2020: Is there a link between hepatitis C and diabetes?

Chronic Hepatitis C and diabetes can affect one another. While HCV is a risk factor for developing diabetes, having diabetes increases risk of complications related to chronic HCV infection.
Diabetics beware: Too much stress can cause a sugar spike

Stress relief is a crucial and often forgotten component of diabetes management, say researchers of a new study. Read on to know more.
Obesity increases risk of type 2 diabetes by 6 times: Know a few other causes of this condition

Diabetes has today assumed epidemic proportion globally and obesity is one of the main causes. Read on to know a few other risk factors of this condition.
Type 2 diabetes: Obesity and other factors that up your risk of this disease

Obesity is one of the main causes of type 2 diabetes. But along with this there are other health related conditions that may put you in the right risk group.
Trigger finger and other surprising signs of type 2 diabetes you might be ignoring so far

Generally, type 2 diabetes doesn't come with visible symptoms. But your body sometimes tells you through strange symptoms that your blood sugar levels are high
Struggling to manage your weight? Beware, obesity may give you type-2 diabetes

Weight issues have always been associated with lifestyle diseases like diabetes and blood pressure. What's with increasing weight or say obesity that puts you at an increased risk of getting type-2 diabetes.
World Diabetes Day on November 14: Role of genes and environment in development of diabetes

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day on November 14, our expert guides you through the genetic and environmental causes of this metabolic disorder. He also reveals how you can deal with this condition in the best manner possible.
World Diabetes Day on November 14: Environmental pollutants and genes may be responsible for your diabetes

On this World Diabetes Day, it is important to know that variants in common genes and environmental pollutants may increase your risk of diabetes. Read on to know more.
Weight loss beneficial for cardiac health of type-2 diabetic patients

Losing a little weight may go a long way, especially for type 2 diabetes patients suffering from cardiovascular problems.
Absence of insulin can increase your weight

You may already know that diabetes increases your blood sugar levels. But do you know the role of insulin hormone in the process? Do you know how it affects your body weight? Watch Dr. Cynthia Kuhn, Professor of Pharmacology from duke University explain it all.
Absence of insulin can increase your weight

You may already know that diabetes increases the blood sugar level in body, but do you know how? Read on as Professor of Pharmacology from duke University, Dr. Cynthia Kuhn, explains how diabetes increases the blood sugar in the body.
Expert Speak: Obese kids are at a 4 times higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Unhealthy body weight is the culprit behind a host of health conditions, diabetes being one of the most prominent among them. In this exclusive article penned by Dr. Ravi Gaur, MD (Pathology), COO, Oncquest Laboratories Limited, sheds light on the growing rate of childhood obesity, the blood sugar impact it has on kids and ways to manage the condition.

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Have a parent with type 2 diabetes? Here's how you can lessen your risk of getting the disease

Diabetes: Not just sugar, stay away from these foods to keep diabetes at bay

More than half of 20-year-olds in India's metros 'likely to develop diabetes' in lifetime

PCOS and Diabetes: What’s the connection?

Diabetes: Take a note of these 5 skin changes that may indicate diabetes

A higher BMI is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics

Air pollution is as bad as following a high-fat diet: It ups your risk of diabetes too

World Hepatitis Day 2020: Is there a link between hepatitis C and diabetes?

Diabetics beware: Too much stress can cause a sugar spike

Obesity increases risk of type 2 diabetes by 6 times: Know a few other causes of this condition

Type 2 diabetes: Obesity and other factors that up your risk of this disease

Trigger finger and other surprising signs of type 2 diabetes you might be ignoring so far

Struggling to manage your weight? Beware, obesity may give you type-2 diabetes

World Diabetes Day on November 14: Role of genes and environment in development of diabetes

World Diabetes Day on November 14: Environmental pollutants and genes may be responsible for your diabetes

Weight loss beneficial for cardiac health of type-2 diabetic patients

Absence of insulin can increase your weight

Absence of insulin can increase your weight

Expert Speak: Obese kids are at a 4 times higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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