diabetes

4 ways to kick-start your bedroom performance

There are many complications and side effects related to diabetes. From blood sugar spikes, to changes in vision and delayed healing after an injury, diabetes can really impede on your health. But there is another aspect of health that many people don’t think relates to diabetes: sex. Believe it or not, diabetes can greatly affect ...click here to read more

Is your diabetes causing depression?

An estimated 29.1 million Americans have diabetes and 14.8 million suffer from major depression. The two may not seem related, but it’s well known that depression and diabetes do share a link. Unfortunately, researchers are still unsure exactly what brings the two together – the link is considered to be similar to the chicken and ...click here to read more

What your heart rate is really telling you…

If you’ve ever listened to anybody’s heartbeat (including your own), it probably sounded similar to “lub-dub, lub-dub.” A heartbeat – or heart rate – signals life and is a strong indication of health as well. In a healthy individual a normal resting heart rate – when they are still and not in motion – should ...click here to read more

Anti-diabetic drug suffocates pancreatic cancer stem cells: Study

The unique metabolism of pancreatic cancer cells makes them a potential target for metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes. Until very recently, it was believed that cancer cells relied on glycolysis, a type of metabolism that does not use oxygen, to generate their energy. However, scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre ...click here to read more

Foods for a healthy pancreas

You probably have some idea of your pancreas and maybe even know its function, but if we asked you to point it out, would you know where to find it? For those of you who are not as sure about the pancreas, let us give you a quick synopsis. First off, the pancreas is located ...click here to read more