Diabetes Damages Organs Through a Web of Stress and Inflammation, Landmark
Type 2 diabetes has long been described, in clinics and in the popular imagination, as a disease of blood sugar. Yet a growing body of research argues that this framing…
Type 2 diabetes has long been described, in clinics and in the popular imagination, as a disease of blood sugar. Yet a growing body of research argues that this framing…
Do you think, “I don’t have any stress”? In reality, not many people are aware of their own stress. This is because stress does not appear suddenly with a bang…
When the COVID-19 pandemic collided with chronic disease, one of the clearest casualties was mental health. A new cross-sectional study conducted at the National Hospital of Itauguá in Paraguay has…
FINANCIAL stress may be associated with an increased risk of developing pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to findings from a large prospective cohort study involving more than 150,000…
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The current healthcare systems in the U.S. often compartmentalize health conditions, treating physical and mental health as distinct entities. This dissociative approach has led to a limited perspective on diabetes…
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A graphical representation of pancreatic islet cells attached to strings bobbing up and down like a marionette. Credit: Gloria Fuentes The cells in your pancreas, like people, can only handle…
Stress hyperglycemia is when a person without diabetes has high blood sugar levels of over 180mg/dl due to stress. Hormones and inflammation cause blood sugars to rise to similar levels…
When faced with danger, animals have to react fast. Heart rates climb, muscles tense, and the body prepares to fight or flee. At the same time, less urgent activities like…