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11 Subtle Signs Of Diabetes You Should Never Ignore
Read More: 11 Subtle Signs Of Diabetes You Should Never IgnoreExperts are sounding the alarm about type 2 diabetes in South Africa, as the complex disease has reached crisis levels in the country โ and women are disproportionately affected. And yet, so many people are unsure about the actual diabetes symptoms in women.ย The full picture of diabetes in South Africa is complicated and grim.…
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The Connection Between Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer
Read More: The Connection Between Diabetes and Pancreatic CancerEspaรฑol The number of people in the United States who have diabetes is rising, and many people donโt even know they have the disease. Untreated and uncontrolled diabetes can cause complications for your heart, kidneys, eyes and many other organs. Diabetes may also increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer, including pancreatic cancer.…
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10 Scarily Common Diabetes Myths That Can Put Your Health At Risk
Read More: 10 Scarily Common Diabetes Myths That Can Put Your Health At RiskFact: diabetes is the number one cause of death among South African women, according to Statistics South Africaโs latest data. The only thing overshadowing it is Covid-19, which only reflects the year in which the stat was captured โ 2021. Diabetes is now responsible for more deaths in S.A. than heart disease, cancer and HIV.…
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Exactly How Much Do You Know About Prediabetes?
Read More: Exactly How Much Do You Know About Prediabetes?Prediabetes, sometimes referred to as borderline diabetesโฆ it sounds like yet another lifestyle ailment to be worried about, right? Unfortunately, it is another important health concern to add to your radar because 2 in 3 South Africans have prediabetes, according to a survey conducted by SA Demographic Health Survey. Meaning that two of the three…
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Autoimmune Disease & Women
Read More: Autoimmune Disease & Women+ Infographic text Did you know that women are more likely to have an autoimmune disease than men? As many as 4 out of 5 people with an autoimmune disease are women. What is an autoimmune disease? An autoimmune disease develops when the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells, organs or tissues. Autoimmune…
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Missed A Dose? It Could Be Costing More Than You Think
Read More: Missed A Dose? It Could Be Costing More Than You ThinkWeโve all done it โ skipped a dose or abandoned a treatment plan because of work, exercise, or a big event. But this seemingly harmless habit is fuelling a global health crisis. World Adherence Day, debuting on 27 March 2025, is here to change that, urging healthcare professionals and patients to stick to treatment plans…
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The Skinny on Microdosing GLP-1 Drugs
Read More: The Skinny on Microdosing GLP-1 DrugsMarch 3 -7, 2025, is Obesity Care Week. The term โmicrodosingโ probably makes you think of psychedelic drugs โ us too. But the latest trend in microdosing involves taking small amounts of the popular weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s. GLP-1 drugs have revolutionized the way we treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. The injectable medications…
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Go OTC
Read More: Continuous Glucose Monitors Go OTCIf you or someone you know has diabetes, youโve probably heard of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). The small circular medical devices track blood glucose (sugar) levels via a small sensor under the skin. Youโve probably seen the commercials featuring pop star Nick Jonas showing off his CGM secured to the back of his (very toned)…
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WomenTalk: The Link Between Diabetes and Your Heart
Read More: WomenTalk: The Link Between Diabetes and Your HeartIn the second episode in our heart health series of WomenTalk, weโll learn all about the link between heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Cardiologist Payal Kohli, M.D., explains what factors increase our risk of disease and how to lower your risk. Watch more WomenTalk episodes
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Are You At Risk of Developing Diabetes?
Read More: Are You At Risk of Developing Diabetes?+ Infographic text What is diabetes?ย Diabetes is when your body has a hard time keeping blood sugar regular. It happens when your body doesnโt make enough of the hormone insulin or when your body doesnโt respond to insulin the way it should. Most common types of diabetesย Type 1: Your immune system attacks the…
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The Intersection of Heart Disease, Diabetes and Stroke
Read More: The Intersection of Heart Disease, Diabetes and StrokeDebora Grandison, a 63-year-old author in St. Louis, MO, first learned that she had issues with her heart in 1988 when she went into preterm labor. The labor stopped but the medications she needed caused complications, leading to a few weeks in intensive care where she was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse and gestational diabetes.…
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FAQs on Gestational Diabetes
Read More: FAQs on Gestational DiabetesAs many as 1 in 10 pregnancies will be affected by gestational diabetes. Factors like the age of the mother and rising obesity rates play a role in this increasingly common pregnancy complication. HealthyWomen spoke to Maureen E. Farrell, M.D., FACOG, an OB-GYN and Navy veteran, about what a gestational diabetes diagnosis means for you…
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Diabetes 101
Read More: Diabetes 101November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes? Itโs complicated. For starters, there are different types of diabetes. And symptoms can vary from person to person. But people living with diabetes always have one thing in common: high blood sugar levels. That may not sound like a big deal, but without treatment, high blood sugar can lead…
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Everything You Need To Know About Type 1 Diabetes
Read More: Everything You Need To Know About Type 1 DiabetesPer the Diabetes Atlas, over 40,000 people in South Africa suffer from diabetes. And, according to the Type 1 Diabetes Index, 39 healthy South African lives are lost due to the condition. Whatโs more, an estimated 100,000 people are undiagnosed, according to the Diabetes Atlas. Hereโs what to know about Type 1 diabetes specifically. What…
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What Is Aphasia? An Expert Explains the Condition Forcing Bruce Willis to Retire From Acting
Read More: What Is Aphasia? An Expert Explains the Condition Forcing Bruce Willis to Retire From ActingSwathi Kiran, Boston University Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is โstepping awayโ from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March 30, 2022. In a message posted on Instagram, his daughter, Rumer Willis, said that the condition was โimpacting his cognitive abilities.โ Swathi Kiran, director of the Aphasia…
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How Medical Technology Is Changing Health Care
Read More: How Medical Technology Is Changing Health CareGrace Fernandez’s biggest fear is dying in her sleep. It’s a fear that could easily become a reality for the 33-year-old and the approximately 1.6 million other Americans living with Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose)…
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Breast cancer, cancer, Clinical trials, Diabetes, Medical research and clinical trials, Obesity, Racial disparities
New Insights From Biology Can Help Overcome Siloed Thinking in Cancer Clinical Trials and Treatment
Read More: New Insights From Biology Can Help Overcome Siloed Thinking in Cancer Clinical Trials and TreatmentBy Gerald Denis, Boston University Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body weight, lipid profile, or medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Instead, these issues are usually the concern of the patientโs primary care provider. Medical experts have recognized that obesity, defined as a body mass index…
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diabetes, Health disparities, Heart disease, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health, Racial disparities
How the Pandemicโs Unequal Toll on People of Color Underlines US Health Inequities โ and Why Solving Them Is so Critical
Read More: How the Pandemicโs Unequal Toll on People of Color Underlines US Health Inequities โ and Why Solving Them Is so CriticalBy Abubakarr Jalloh, Hollins University From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population โ thrusting the long-standing issue of health disparities in the U.S. into the attention of public health officials and the general public. Even though non-Hispanic white people…
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Preterm Delivery Puts Moms at Risk, Too
Read More: Preterm Delivery Puts Moms at Risk, TooDebora Grandison was 26 weeks pregnant with her second child and enjoying lunch with coworkers on a typical workday. โSuddenly, I felt the baby drop,โ she said. Since her first child had been born two months early, Grandison knew she had to reach the hospital. There, doctors told her she was in active labor and…
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Sugar High
Read More: Sugar HighA couple months ago, Neely Stasik was walking down the street in Chicago when she ran into a few friends she hadn’t seen in years. They were dying to know: Did she still consume crazy amounts of sugar like she did in college? โIn my 20s and into my 30s I was eating candy all…
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cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Heart disease, Heart health, Obesity, sleep, Weight management
Obesity and Other Health Conditions
Read More: Obesity and Other Health ConditionsDesign: Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by Dr. Alexandra Sowa
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Fewer Diabetes Patients Are Picking up Their Insulin Prescriptions โ Another Way the Pandemic Has Delayed Health Care for Many
Read More: Fewer Diabetes Patients Are Picking up Their Insulin Prescriptions โ Another Way the Pandemic Has Delayed Health Care for ManyBy Ismaeel Yunusa, University of South Carolina Insulin is as essential as water for many people with diabetes. Of the more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, approximately 7.4 million rely on insulin to manage their condition. But it is one of the most costly drugs on the market, and the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified…
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What You Need to Know About Diabetes
Read More: What You Need to Know About DiabetesNovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month. I was 8 years old when my Girl Scout leader told the troop that I got diabetes from eating too much cake. I remember my face heating up as my friends stared at me. I had just returned to my new “normal” after a week in the hospital, and…
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Obesity Is a Disease That Can Be Managed in Many Ways
Read More: Obesity Is a Disease That Can Be Managed in Many WaysDesign: Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by Dr. Alexandra Sowa
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Delivery, Diabetes, High blood pressure, Labor, Miscarriage, Newborn, Pregnancy, Premature birth, smoking, Vaccines
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm Birth
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm BirthMedically reviewed by Dr. Zsakeba Henderson A baby is considered premature when born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. While researchers are trying to uncover insights into the causes and prevention of preterm birth, the United States is still facing a crisis, according to Dr. Zsakeba Henderson, deputy chief medical and health officer at the March…
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Diabetes, Ejercicios cardiovasculares, Enfermedad cardรญaca, Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Nutriciรณn, Obesidad, Prevenciรณn, Pruebas mรฉdicas, Recetas para proteger la salud del corazรณn, Salud cardรญaca, Salud preventiva
Conversaciรณn sobre la salud: Preguntas para su proveedor de servicios mรฉdicos sobre enfermedades cardiovasculares
Read More: Conversaciรณn sobre la salud: Preguntas para su proveedor de servicios mรฉdicos sobre enfermedades cardiovascularesLa Dra. Nieca Goldberg hizo la revisiรณn mรฉdica de este documento Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa de muerte mรกs importante para mujeres en Estados Unidos, siendo la razรณn detrรกs de 1 de cada 3 muertes. Sin embargo, menos de la mitad de las mujeres reconocen que las enfermedades cardiacas son su asesino mรกs comรบn.…
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Cardio workouts, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Heart health, Heart healthy recipes, Medical tests, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Cardiovascular DiseaseMedically reviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. Yet, less than half of women recognize that heart disease is their number one killer. Heart disease โ including coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction (also known as heart attack)…
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Acceso a atenciรณn mรฉdica, Atenciรณn mรฉdica, Condiciones crรณnicas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cuidados preventivos, Desigualdades de la salud, Desigualdades raciales, Diabetes, Enfermedad cardรญaca, Obesidad, Polรญtica, Profesionales mรฉdicos
Lo que debe saber sobre la obesidad
Read More: Lo que debe saber sobre la obesidadEste artรญculo es parte del proyecto conjunto Recupere su bienestar de HealthyWomen y Black Women’s Health Imperative. Revisado por Ariana Chao, Ph.D. La obesidad es una enfermedad que afecta al 41.9% de las mujeres en Estados Unidos, muchas de las cuales tienen otras condiciones mรฉdicas causadas o empeoradas por la obesidad. Si usted o algรบn…
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Acceso a atenciรณn mรฉdica, Atenciรณn mรฉdica, Condiciones crรณnicas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cuidados preventivos, Desigualdades de la salud, Desigualdades raciales, Diabetes, Enfermedad cardรญaca, Investigaciรณn, Obesidad, Polรญtica, Profesionales mรฉdicos
Factores ambientales y sociales, no solo dieta y ejercicio, factores que contribuyen con la obesidad
Read More: Factores ambientales y sociales, no solo dieta y ejercicio, factores que contribuyen con la obesidadEste artรญculo es parte del proyecto conjunto Recupere su bienestar de HealthyWomen y Black Women’s Health Imperative. En la escuela primaria, una enfermera escolar le dijo a Kylie* que estaba “demasiado” gorda. Para cuando alcanzรณ la adolescencia, un pediatra le dijo que pierda peso. “Es verdad, era un poquito gorda”, dijo Kylie, “pero solo tenรญa…
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Diabetic Women Over 50 and Exercise
Read More: Diabetic Women Over 50 and ExerciseIf you are a diabetic woman over 50, you may have heard of the debate between the pros and cons of exercise. Some people believe that exercise can potentially do more harm than good, especially for those who take insulin. Exercise can cause unusually low blood sugar, but taking the right precautions before exercising, you…
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Going Back to the Office? The Colder Temperature Could Lead to Weight Gain
Read More: Going Back to the Office? The Colder Temperature Could Lead to Weight GainBy Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York With millions of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, many who have worked from home over the past year will be heading back into the office. Adjusting to new routines is challenging and can affect our health and fitness. We’ve been more sedentary or more active, gained…
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The Top 5 Foods That Reduce Inflammation
Read More: The Top 5 Foods That Reduce InflammationThe word inflammation is often thrown around when talking about a cut or a wound, but do you really know what it means and what’s going on in your body when it happens? Inflammation is one of the tools our immune system uses to keep foreign entities and pathogens, like bacteria or viruses, from causing…
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Too Much Sitting Is Bad For You โ But Some Types Are Better Than Others
Read More: Too Much Sitting Is Bad For You โ But Some Types Are Better Than OthersBy Wuyou Sui, University of Victoria and Harry Prapavessis, Western University The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new behaviours into daily routines, like physical distancing, mask-wearing and hand sanitizing. Meanwhile, many old behaviours such as attending events, eating out and seeing friends have been put on hold. However, one old behaviour that has…
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I Was Obese and Taking 5 Medications for Type 2 Diabetes. Now Iโm Medication-Free.
Read More: I Was Obese and Taking 5 Medications for Type 2 Diabetes. Now Iโm Medication-Free.As told to Jackie Froeber Growing up, I never had a problem with my weight. I was an active kid and I loved playing outdoors. After I had my own kids, I ran to get back in shape. I was also a firefighter, which helped keep me motivated to stay trim and healthy. But, when…
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Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Healthy Eating, Heart disease, Heart health, Lung health, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular DiseaseReviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg About one in nine women in the United States have diabetes, a disease that occurs when blood sugar levels can’t be properly controlled and get too high. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which includes heart…
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Brain health, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Medical tests, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking, Stroke
Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?
Read More: Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?If you’re smelling burnt toast, the first thing you should probably do is check your toaster. Although lots of people think smelling something burning is a sign of a stroke, there’s no solid evidence this is true. The idea of smelling phantom burning toast may be kind of amusing โ but strokes are serious. They…
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Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Health disparities, Healthy Eating, Healthy living, Heart disease, Heart health
The Connection Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Women’s Health
Read More: The Connection Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Women’s HealthReviewed by Nieca Goldberg, M.D. In 1994, iconic singer Patti LaBelle lived every performer’s worst nightmare โ she collapsed on stage in front of thousands of fans. LaBelle attributed her fall to exhaustion until she learned she had Type 2 diabetes. In spite of watching close family members struggle with the disease โ her mother…
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Chronic conditions, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diabetes, Prevention, Preventive health, Real women real stories, Vaccinations, Vaccines
I Live With a Chronic Illness. Vaccines Help Me Stay Alive.
Read More: I Live With a Chronic Illness. Vaccines Help Me Stay Alive.I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 7, and I’ve lived with diabetes for more than 40 years. I want to stay as healthy as possible because diabetes is a progressive disease that can cause your health to deteriorate as years go by. I haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccine yet, but when…
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Access, Arthritis, Bone joint health, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Health disparities, Heart disease, Heart health, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Policy, Rheumatoid arthritis
Clinical Trials Need a Broader Approach to Improve Osteoarthritis Outcomes
Read More: Clinical Trials Need a Broader Approach to Improve Osteoarthritis OutcomesAs the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects more than 32 million adults. The disease is characterized by a gradual breakdown of the cushions between bones, which can lead to joint pain and stiffness in the hands, knees, hips, lower back and neck. Some osteoarthritis improves with physical therapy, but if it doesn’t, the…
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Shameless: S. Epatha Merkerson on the Sweet Truth About Diabetes
Read More: Shameless: S. Epatha Merkerson on the Sweet Truth About DiabetesSeventeen years ago, when actress S. Epatha Merkerson was 50 years old, she attended a health fair in Washington, D.C., for NBC. At the time, Merkerson was playing the iconic Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on NBC’s “Law & Order.“ As a cameraman from an NBC affiliate followed and filmed her, she cooked a healthy meal…
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The Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes
Read More: The Link Between Gestational Diabetes and DiabetesMedically reviewed by Dr. Connie Newman. Angie Buchanan, 37, was thrilled with how smoothly she was sailing through her first pregnancy. “I had no morning sickness, my energy level was good and I had just determined pretzel bites were going to be the answer to my carb cravings,” said Buchanan in an email. Then, after…
