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diabetes – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sun, 24 May 2015 13:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg diabetes – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 African Healthcare: Diabetes, Cancer, Other NCDs Catch up with Malaria http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-healthcare-ncd-non-communicable-diseases Sun, 24 May 2015 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11728 It is no longer malaria and tuberculosis. In the past, the two diseases dominated any healthcare conversation when the subject was about Africa. Times have changed. Today, diabetes, cancer, and heart  and respiratory diseases are emerging as the top killers in Africa. Though infectious diseases remain a threat, the trendline is changing due to the …

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]]> Early Action Can Cut Incidence of Diabetes http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/early-action-cut-incidence-of-diabetes Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:06:07 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10685 An “early and aggressive” approach to people on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes is justified to reduce cases of the disease, a study suggests. People with “pre-diabetes” have higher than normal blood sugar which has not yet reached diabetic levels. A US study, published in the Lancet, showed restoring normal sugar levels more …

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]]> Effects of Obesity Worse for Teen Girls http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/effects-of-obesity-worse-for-teen-girls Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10097 Obesity ‘worse for teen girls’ blood pressure’ Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested. High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later life. The study of 1,700 teenagers, presented to the American Physiological Society conference, …

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]]> Cause of Hypoglycaemia Found, Say Researchers http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/causehypoglycaemia-found-say-researchers Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:49:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9949 The cause of a rare and severe form of hypoglycaemia – or very low levels of sugar in the blood – is genetic, say researchers. The life-threatening condition means the body does not have enough energy to function. Scientists at the University of Cambridge say mutations in the AKT2 gene are to blame. Writing in …

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]]> Strong Link Between Exercise and Life Expectancy http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/strong-link-exercise-and-life-expectancy Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:55:26 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9560 Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14%, research from Taiwan suggests. Experts in The Lancet say this is the least amount of activity an adult can do to gain any health benefit. This is about half the quantity currently recommended in the …

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]]> Women Advised to ‘Floss for fertility’ http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/women-advised-to-floss-for-fertility Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:19:57 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9294 Women who want the best chance of having a baby should make sure they floss their teeth regularly, say doctors. Poor oral health is as bad for fertility as obesity – delaying conception by about two months. Experts at a fertility meeting in Sweden heard how women with gum disease took over seven months to …

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]]> Type 2 Diabetes in Newly Diagnosed ‘Can Be Reversed’ http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/type-2-diabetes-in-newly-diagnosed-can-be-reversed Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9208 An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study. Newcastle University researchers found the low-calorie diet reduced fat levels in the pancreas and liver, which helped insulin production return to normal. Seven out of 11 people studied were free …

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]]> Engineering Economics of Obesity and Why Developing Countries Should Be Concerned http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/engineering-economics-obesity-developing-countries-should-be-concerned http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/engineering-economics-obesity-developing-countries-should-be-concerned#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:33:55 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6715 Scarce economic resources and engineering deficiencies make poorer countries ill-prepared to deal with the challenges that come with increasing body mass.

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