The Latest Breaking News from Prediabetes

Diabetes has become known as the silent killer because it does not always cause noticeable symptoms, particularly in the early stages. For women, however, certain symptoms can serve as a red flag, suggesting the presence of diabetes or prediabetes. Nearly 70 million people – half of them women – in…

Apple is testing a new app to help customers with prediabetes.

Diabetes diagnosis comes with a lot of restrictions and the disease can gradually affect many body functions including heart, kidney, brain, eyes, and skin. Certain natural remedies can help prevent the disease or its progression in people with prediabetes and diabetes. The flowers of some specific plants have natural compounds…

The research team discovered that having prediabetes before conception more than doubles the risk of developing gestational diabetes in the first pregnancy.

The study showed that prediabetes was associated with a 0.5 increase in brain age and diabetes with a 2.3-year increase. However, by staying physically active, avoiding smoking, and moderating alcohol intake, you can significantly mitigate the impact.

Diabetes is on a rapid rise in India and has already affected 30 per cent of the population. As per a Lancet study, almost 101 million people in India, around 11.4% of the country's population, have diabetes, while 136 million people, around 15.3% of the people have pre-diabetes. Amid the…

Just few years of maintaining prediabetes can yield benefits for years to come, researchers say

A study held in 2023, based on the Indian population, was an eye-opener to a condition that had remained in oblivion until then. Known as prediabetes, this health condition is both a boon and a bane at the same time. It warns the individual of increased diabetes risk and also…

All told, roughly half of the U.S. population has diabetes or its predecessor—and it's turning us into a nation burdened with illness, experts say.

Diabetes is linked to liver health: 101M Indians have diabetes, 136M prediabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to fatty liver, hepatic insulin resistance, and hepatic glucose production. This can lead to NASH, cirrhosis, and HCC. Lifestyle changes, calorie restriction, and medicines can help reduce fatty liver and reverse liver changes. Annual…

By Prof Ram Shankar Upadhayaya