Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem. However, few clinicians screen routinely to detect this problem early or manage hyperglycaemia aggressively if it is found. As even ...

Your blood sugar level is known as glycemia or your glucose level. Glucose is the sugar present in your blood. It comes from food and eventually turns into the energy your body uses most throughout ...

Fasting glucose levels may independently predict the risk of being hospitalized with congestive heart failure in heart attack survivors and others who are at high risk of developing the disorder, ...

Non-fasting glucose levels are usually 125 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) or lower, but it can depend on when you last ate. A random blood glucose test is used to measure blood glucose ...

It is well known that preventing the onset of diabetes reduces the risk of death, and that managing blood glucose levels is key to preventing diabetes. However, it remains unclear whether there are ...

A study led by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows for the first time how a gene called RELA, known to regulate inflammation, also plays an essential role in maintaining ...

When it comes to maintaining health, it can be helpful to understand an optimal baseline for some matters. Learning a healthy weight range for your height, age, and gender, for instance, can be useful ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, resulting in high blood levels of glucose. A study published January ...

It is well known that preventing the onset of diabetes reduces the risk of death, and that managing blood glucose levels is key to preventing diabetes. However, it remains unclear whether there are ...

Some benefits of aerobic exercise may be dampened by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels, a condition known as hyperglycemia. These diminished gains are seen in mouse models and humans with chronic ...