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According to a study, women with a history of gestational diabetes can still reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, such as eating well, exercising frequently, quitting smoking, and not being overweight. The results showed that women who adhered to five key lifestyle factors - a healthy weight, high-quality diet, regular physical activity, moderate alcohol consumption, and not smoking - had a 90% lower risk of the disease than women who did not adhere. Those who are overweight are at high genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. It is known that a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a healthy middle-aged population. To optimal levels of five modifiable risk factors, researchers evaluated the assoc

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Insulin In America: Living Life Becomes Luxurious

Agamapar ChadhaJune 30, 20220

Insulin prices remain high in the U.S.A. regardless of countless protests, petitions and health issues are experts commenting on American insulin’s exorbitant $113.39 price tag per vial. This amount is 13 times higher than the average $ 8.19 cost of insulin globally. Insulin, in reality, is cheap to produce bio-similar drugs used for breaking down sugars in the body. The production costs only $3.69-$6.16, and ingredients like insulin bacteria and easily accessible insulin save someone from dying and suffering because of diabetes which is relatively well known for the compilation of problems it brings with ultimately leading to death. The patenting problem in the U.S.A. is the most significant blame for making a living for people with diabetes a luxury. Patents are used to gran...

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Political Sugarcoating Of India: A Sweet Truth Too Bitter To Bare

Agamapar ChadhaJune 25, 20220

Consuming something sweet is considered a good luck charm among Indians before they take on any tumultuous challenge. However, an estimated 77 million diabetics and 700,000 deaths due to diabetes leave a terrible aftertaste of the sweets consumed. Many media reports have claimed India is the 'Diabetes Capital' of the world. On average, Indians consume 50g of sugar daily. Conversely, WHO recommends half of that -- 25g in one day. The perpetrator of such a medically chronic epidemic can be found in the politics of the sugar industry, and the free reign that is given to companies by politicians. This issue could be traced to pre-colonial India, where the industrialisation of white sugar (a nutrient less chemically induced sweetener) combined with tariffs in 1930 increased its productio...

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Insulin Vaccine To Become An Option For Diabetics; Cheap Pill To Be Introduced In Market Soon

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 2, 20220

There is good news for patients suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes across the country, as they will no longer have to rely on expensive insulin vaccines. The cheap tablet is also going to come into the market. This will soon be possible through the research of scientists from the School of Basic Science, IIT Mandi. According to lead researcher Dr Prosenjit Mandal, his team has discovered a new molecule, PK2 that is effective in the treatment of diabetes. It initiates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas in patients. A cheap drug can be made for the treatment of diabetes in patients. The research findings have also been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, this year. Scientists from ICMR-IASRI have also played an important role in completing the research pape...