Diabetes

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Diabetes and getting pregnant

How will having diabetes affect your pregnancy and your baby? And what planning do you need to do first?

How to get your type 2 diabetes under control

People with type 2 diabetes have a higher chance of becoming very sick with COVID-19. So, how can you get your diabetes under control?

How to manage blood glucose using the Glycemic Index of foods

Choosing low GI carbohydrates is one of the keys to maintaining good blood glucose control.

Diabetes in older people

Type 2 diabetes risk increases with age. One of the reasons for this is increasing insulin resistance with age.

Mediterranean diet cuts gestational diabetes risk

A clinical trial of a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy shows promise in reducing the risk of excess weight gain and gestational diabetes.

Diabetes - Aboriginal health

Diabetes is a serious condition that leads to having too much glucose in your blood. The main kinds of diabetes affecting our people are type two diabetes and gestational or pregnancy diabetes.

Can the order you eat your food alter blood glucose?

New research has found that the order in which parts of the meal are eaten can change how the body releases glucose into the bloodstream

What’s behind diabetes re-hospitalisation?

Researchers identify factors increasing the risk of diabetics being re-admitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge.

Is type 2 diabetes linked to how food is cooked?

Adding to the growing research, more evidence has emerged linking choices for how a food is cooked to a lowering in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Prediabetes; is it a risk for the heart?

Researchers address the inconsistencies around the cut off point for the diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose, this is what they found.

Type 1 diabetes and pregnancy

Researchers investigate the effects of maternal type 1 diabetes on adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The benefits of home cooked meals

The convenience of eating at a restaurant, picking up fast food or having pre-prepared meals delivered to your doorstep is tempting however is it bad for your health?

Is the way food is cooked linked to diabetes?

When food is cooked there is always some degree of chemical change taking place, and one chemical change has scientists looking more closely for potential links with diabetes.

National Diabetes Week

National Diabetes Week 2019 is about taking the time to better detect all types of diabetes, which for type 2 diabetes means taking the time to get checked.

Keeping a stable weight can cut diabetes risk

New research finds that maintaining a stable weight as a person ages can help prevent type 2 diabetes.

Exercise improves blood sugar in women with gestational diabetes

Exercise, alongside standard care, can improve blood sugar control in women with gestational diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin, resulting in high blood glucose (sugar) levels.

Video: Fibre and gut bacteria improve diabetes

Changing the diet of people with type 2 diabetes to include more high-fibre foods has been found to promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria that are linked to a direct effect on improved blood glucose control and greater weight loss.

Diabetic conditions affecting the legs and feet

The feet and legs are common sites for complications in people with diabetes, and for this reason good foot care is very important.

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance and often goes hand in hand with obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Hyperglycaemia in diabetes

Hyperglycaemia means too much sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. For someone with diabetes it means their diabetes is not well controlled.

HbA1c test results and diabetes

The HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) test is a useful, simple and inexpensive blood test that can be used to diagnose diabetes and also to monitor blood glucose control in people with known diabetes.

Diabetes: tablets for type 2 diabetes

Tablets used to treat type 2 diabetes are known as oral hypoglycaemics or antihyperglycaemics. They may be used on their own and some can be used in conjunction with each other, or with insulin.