Adding cinnamon to an apple may boost flavour without extra sugar, but research suggests any effect on blood glucose is modest and should not be confused with a medical treatment. Cinnamon may make sliced apples taste sweeter without adding sugar,…
An anthocyanin-rich extract from Lonicera caerulea improved blood glucose, insulin sensitivity and markers of inflammation in laboratory tests and diabetic mice, but human trials are still needed. Blue honeysuckle, a dark berry better known in some markets as haskap, is…
A Ghanaian study suggests that haemoglobin, haematocrit and mean platelet volume may help identify people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes where repeated HbA1c testing is difficult to access. A study published in Health Science Reports suggests that three routine…
Feeding mice olive oil before glucose slowed gastric emptying and reduced the early blood sugar surge, but researchers say human trials are still needed. Researchers at Kyoto University say the sequence in which food is eaten may matter as much…
Mouse experiments suggest that eating fat before carbohydrates may moderate post-meal glucose rises through a combination of delayed gastric emptying, gut hormones and vagus nerve signals, but human trials are still needed. A study in mice suggests that the order…
A visit by International Diabetes Federation leaders has highlighted the Dilawar Hussain Foundation’s network of subsidised clinics and outreach programmes as Pakistan faces one of the world’s highest diabetes rates. The Dilawar Hussain Foundation has used a recent visit by…
A Taiwanese doctor has warned that relying on refined-flour buns as a main meal for months can contribute to fatigue, weight gain and rising blood sugar. An elderly man’s habit of living on frozen pork and spring onion buns for…
Interviews with adults in Victoria highlight the emotional value of trusted relationships, practical coping skills and respectful clinicians, while cost and limited access continue to obstruct support. An Australian study published in Diabetic Medicine suggests that people living with diabetes…
After a diagnosis threatened to redefine her future, Brandy “Pumbaa” Sales found a different way forward on Washington’s Olympic coast , through preparation, attention and self-acceptance. Brandy “Pumbaa” Sales uses a backpacking trip in Olympic National Park to tell a…
The experimental Wnt-pathway treatment met its non-inferiority goal in a 984-patient late-stage study, although safety signals will require further review. Merck said its experimental eye treatment remigromig has met the main goal in a late-stage trial for diabetic macular oedema,…
