Diabetes

Diabetes 08 May 2023

Guide to Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatment, and Care

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects millions of people worldwide and has become a growing public health concern. This disease is characterised by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body’s inability to produce or use insulin effectively. Insulin is a hormone that regulates glucose uptake…

Anatomy 12 Aug 2022

Living with diabetes: ‘I’ve literally been asked, ‘why aren’t you fat?’

The reality of living with diabetes, and how you can manage your condition with diet, exercise, medication and health insurance

Diabetes 13 Dec 2018

Understanding the Risks and Early Signs of Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is the term given to expecting mothers diagnosed with pre-diabetes (otherwise known as glucose intolerance) during their pregnancy.

Diabetes 08 Feb 2018

Type 2 diabetes | Health prevention series

What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a disease where the body progressively becomes resistant to insulin and/or gradually loses the capacity to produce sufficient insulin. T2DM is a condition that can develop over a long period of time, often years. It is associated with lifestyle factors…

Diabetes 12 Dec 2017

Diabetes Doctors: What Does a Diabetologist Do?

Last updated: 12 December 2017

Diabetes 12 Jul 2017

Glucose Tolerance Test

Last updated: 7 December 2017