Browsing: diabetes

Dental care is not just about your smile. Research increasingly links oral health to heart disease, diabetes, and chronic inflammation.

You can look slim and still carry dangerous visceral fat. This hidden belly fat surrounds vital organs and raises risks for heart disease, diabetes, and fatty liver disease.

Even with GLP-1 drugs, lasting diabetes remission is rare. A major review explains why bariatric surgery still delivers deeper, longer-lasting metabolic benefits.

A major NDCS-led study found that nearly one in seven dental patients had undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes. By including gum health as a key indicator, the research highlights how routine dental visits can help uncover hidden cases of diabetes in Asia.

Your heart, kidneys and metabolism are more connected than you think. When one fails, the others follow. Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome explains why prevention matters more than ever.

Ozempic’s slimming effects have made it a viral sensation, but this diabetes drug comes with risks that go beyond nausea.

For those struggling with obesity, gastric sleeve surgery offers a safe and effective path to better health. Learn how this stomach-shrinking procedure helps patients lose weight and keep it off.

Want to understand how medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and even retatrutide work? We break down the hormone pathways – GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon – driving fat loss.

Diabetes affects 1 in 6 Malaysians, with younger individuals increasingly diagnosed. Malaysia’s sugar tax aims to reduce consumption and combat obesity. Learn how this bold step, along with public health strategies, is reshaping the fight against diabetes.

A recent study revealed that high temperatures can exacerbate conditions like gestational diabetes and thyroid disorders among pregnant women, raising alarms in hot climates like Asia. Scientists from Singapore and Britain recently concluded a review of medical research dating back to the 1940s and found that heat affects hormones and the endocrine system, which is responsible for creating and releasing those hormones.