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Diabetes, it is said, does not kill. Its complications do. High blood sugar
levels appear deadlier than feared -- because of the myriad conditions they give
rise to when they remain uncontrolled.
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Blowing in the Wind
Is a new breeze blowing in to challenge how we view diabetes? Well-respected
endocrinologist Augusto Litonjua provides the answers. [More]
Weighed Down to an Early Grave
Australian researcher Paul Zimmet calls the two-pronged danger of diabetes and
obesity "diabesity"--and more and more people, Dr. Sheila Alcantara
writes, are in danger of it every year. [More]
Diabetes + Diet = Deprivation--Not
Michelle Ciriacruz writes that contrary to popular opinion, the diabetic
diet is not based on deprivation, but moderation. [More]
Bitter Pills
Nothing is sweet with taking a palmful of tablets to keep diabetes and its many
complications under control. [More]
Take a Look
Diabetes could bring on blindness, Lucio Victor Jr. writes, and it could
happen when no one is looking. [More]
Diabetic Congeniality
Without your knowing it, diabetes could easily befriend other diseases. Here's a
graphic illustration. [More]
Kidney Horrors
Nephropathy is one of the commonest complications of diabetes--and it could also
be one of the most lethal By Paul de Guzman. [More]
Walking On
Michelle Ciriacruz details the lower extremity problems associated with
diabetes, and talks about how to prevent the possibility of limb amputation. [More]
The Key Word Is Integrated
A more
integrated approach to managing sick children is needed. [More]
Irritable Bowel Is Treatable
Accuracy
is the key to the successful treatment of IBS. [More]
Ramipril Benefit for Diabetics
More insights from the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) trial--this
time on how ramipril offers renal protection. [More]
More Than Just Contraception
Birth-control pills are not just for birth birth control, says Thailand's
Prof. Unnop Jaisamrarn. [More]
Prebio: Feeding the Gut Instinct
What is
the benefit of encouraging the growth of "good" bacteria in baby's gut? [More]
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