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Fiber Diet and Diabetes

April 14, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases manifested by prolonged increased glucose (blood sugar) in the blood either caused by decreased insulin production or the bloods resistance to insulin. Common symptoms of high blood sugar are frequent urination, increased hunger and increased thirst.

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Coconut for Diabetes

February 26, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0

Coconut, which is dubbed as the tree of life can provide a person a complete meal. Coconut, both the water and its flesh or meat is good for diabetics. Meanwhile the coconut pulp or “gata”, which is high in sugar and fat, is bad for diabetics.

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Health Benefits of Siniguelas

January 11, 2021 Category :Healthy News 0

Siniguelas or Spanish plus is a small savory fruit which is a sweet sour taste when fully ripe and is eaten by Biting then sucking the juicy flesh or pulp of the fruit. Some people prefer eating it with salt or sugar. As a fruit, the Sineguelas is rich in vitamin C and ascorbic acid, which primarily helps in boosting body immune system and protect people from common illness cough, colds and fever. Moreover, the ascorbic acid also helps to be more energetic to allow one to do more things. Sineguelas is also a great antioxidants which helps flush toxins and wastes from the body. Vitamin C keeps skin looking healthy and glowing and therefore helps in maintaining a youthful look.

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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB)

September 22, 2020 Category :Health Watch 0

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical condition which involves the bleeding of gastro intestinal tract which is indicated by vomiting of blood streaks (hematemesis) and excretion of black, tarry stools (melena). This is common among men who are older especially those who have the penchant for alcohol drinking.

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Mouse Sut shows new way to treat Type 1 Diabetes

March 3, 2020 Category :Diabetes Research 0

Mice—generally regarded as pests—may actually hold the key to curing diabetes within their gut.

Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center discovered that cells in the intestine of mice can be coaxed into producing insulin, by blocking a certain type of gene. Professor of Medicine Dr. Domenico Accili, MD., and Chutima Talchai, PhD., found that when they turned-off Foxol – a gene that plays a big role in determining a cell’s fate –the mouse’s intestine was able to generate insulin-producing cells throughout adulthood.

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