Check out this great infographic about the prevalence and incidence of diabetes across the globe?
Which country has the most diabetics?
What is the difference between Type-1 diabetes and Type-2 diabetes.
diabetes
Why do young people with Type-2 Diabetes go on to develop heart damage?
Diabetes Awareness
The research team, led by Dr Gerry McCann, Consultant Cardiologist at Leicester’s Hospitals and NIHR Fellow and Professor Melanie Davies, Honorary Consultant at Leicester’s Hospitals, Director of the Diabetes Centre and Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester, are going to use MRI scanning to determine what causes early heart failure in 100 younger adults with diabetes.
The study will randomly allocate patients to different treatment arms. The first group will receive optimal blood sugar lowering treatment and lifestyle advice. The second, a very low calorie diet and the third, moderate intensity exercise training. The research team hope that conducting MRI scans throughout this period will indicate whether early heart damage can be completely reversed.
Dr McCann stated “Patients with diabetes are four times more likely to develop heart failure and other circulation problems. Younger diabetics have the greatest life-time risk of complications and death. It is essential that we develop tools to diagnose heart failure early and effective treatments to prevent this serious life threatening condition progressing. This NIHR award will see Leicester’s cardiovascular and diabetes research units working together to combat heart failure developing in patients with diabetes.”
It is hoped that by using the evidence produced by the MRI scans to compare the different treatment methods, it will lead to better treatments that prevent hospitalisation with heart failure and premature deaths.
Prof. Davies noted “We have seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of people developing Type-2 diabetes at a younger age. Our previous work has shown that younger people already have evidence of heart damage. We want to see if we can intervene and reverse these really worrying changes.
I am delighted that we have been awarded this prestigious award funding to allow us to carry out this important and innovative work in Leicester.”
World Diabetes Day – Coffee may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes say scientists #wdd
Coffee and diabetes
Indeed I covered various health benefits of coffee and caffeine in the past.
Given that today is World Diabetes Day I should not have been too surprised that I would get press releases telling me useful things about diabetes that I really did not want to know.
However I am delighted to share an exception with you my readers.
The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee informs me that moderate consumption of coffee may decrease an individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Indeed drinking three to four cups will reduce the risk by 25%.
They have just published a report which suggest that decaffeinated coffee provided better protection than its colleague with caffeine. Filtered is better for diabetes than boiled. So it is something else in the coffee which helps rather than caffeine.
Which leads me to the conclusion that I should drop round and visit the espresso machine in the kitchen!
World Diabetes Day 2014 What is diabetes? Find out and share this great infographic #WDD
What is diabetes?
What is diabetes?
Today is World Diabetes Day 2014. To mark the occasion we are sharing this brilliant infographic which answers the question.
Please share the page an infographic to help us promote the day!
Diabetes Awareness is Vital! Share our awareness graphic to promote American Diabetes Month
Diabetes Awareness
THis month is American Diabetes Month. To find out more about diabetes check out our previous posts. It would be great if you could like and share. here.