Discover practical lifestyle and wellbeing advice for living with diabetes, including exercise, sleep, stress management and healthy habits that support everyday health.
A Taichung man taking incretin injections for diabetes developed dehydration, low blood pressure and dangerously low sodium after adding slimming pills containing a diuretic and thyroid hormone. A diabetic man in Taichung almost traded one health problem for another after…
Cinnamon shows limited evidence of potential benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, while claims that mango leaf infusions manage the condition lack conclusive scientific support. Herbal remedies are often promoted as a simple way to help keep blood sugar…
A mouse study suggests eating fat before carbohydrates slows gastric emptying and activates gut-hormone pathways that may help limit the immediate rise in blood glucose. Researchers have found that eating fat before sugar may help blunt the body’s immediate blood-glucose…
Short, repeatable resistance workouts can help muscles use glucose and improve insulin sensitivity, but people taking diabetes medication should plan exercise and glucose monitoring with their care team. Strength training can be a practical tool for people trying to manage…
A study of more than 100,000 people found that measurable brown fat was associated with lower rates of serious metabolic, cardiovascular and psychiatric conditions, including among people who were overweight or obese. People with active brown fat appear to face…
A study of 107 adults in South Sumatra found that confidence in managing type 2 diabetes was associated with less emotional strain, while perceived support from family and friends was not. In a study of adults with type 2 diabetes…
Doctors say GLP-1 therapies can transform health for some patients, but warn that rising demand for rapid cosmetic weight loss risks misuse and weakens clinical safeguards. GLP-1 medicines have moved from diabetes clinics into the centre of a wider debate…
A study in mice suggests the diabetes drug acarbose can reshape bacterial sugar metabolism, boosting short-chain fatty acids and limiting weight gain on a high-sucrose diet. A diabetes drug best known for blunting blood sugar spikes may also have a…
Fresh or frozen pineapple can be part of a balanced diet for people with diabetes, but portion size and processing make a significant difference to its impact on blood sugar. For people living with diabetes, pineapple can still fit into…
After a serious road accident left Rosemina Hamzah struggling to walk, her physiotherapist daughter helped her rebuild her strength , and become a prize-winning weightlifter. Rosemina Hamzah spent much of 2025 relearning movements that many people take for granted. By…
A two- to five-minute corridor test closely matched accelerometer readings and was considered more practical than treadmill testing in a small UK study. A simple timed corridor walk may offer a practical way for UK diabetes clinics to gauge walking…
A collection spanning military training, technical showcases, weapons handling and the Pentagon attack shows how photographs gain new meaning as they are redistributed online. Online image pages can compress a great deal of history into a single frame, and the…
