Diabetes Diet, Eating, & Physical Activity

National Institutes of Health Nutrition and physical activity are important parts of a healthy lifestyle when you have diabetes. Along with other benefits, following a...
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Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes

US National Institutes of Health On this page: What is insulin? What is insulin resistance? What is prediabetes? How common is prediabetes? Who is more...
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Decades into diabetes research, insulin therapy still hard to manage

Israel Hodish, University of Michigan So, your doctor told you that you need insulin therapy for your Type 2 diabetes. This is a common problem and...
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Insulin was discovered 100 years ago

Insulin was discovered 100 years ago – but it took a lot more than one scientific breakthrough to get a diabetes treatment to patients James...
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Extreme Heat

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Español (Spanish) What happens to the body as a result of exposure to extreme heat? People suffer heat-related illness when...
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mRNA Vaccines May Pack More Persistent Punch Against COVID-19 Than Thought

Dr. Francis Collins - National Institutes of Health Many people, including me, have experienced a sense of gratitude and relief after receiving the new COVID-19...
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3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet

William A. Masters, Tufts University and Anna Herforth, Tufts University The COVID-19 pandemic has caused price spikes for corn, milk, beans and other commodities, but...
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Understanding the dangerous synergy of heat and humidity

Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you stay safe during heat waves JohnEric W. Smith, Mississippi State University Less than a month into...
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Alarming Decline in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Prolonged delays in cancer screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to increase existing health disparities Centers For Disease Control and Prevention The total number of...
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Diabetes control worsened over the past decade

By Erin Bryant - National Institutes of Health At a Glance A study found that control over blood sugar and blood pressure has declined among...

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