How has lockdown affected diabetes management?
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily modified our lifestyles. One factor that has been particularly affected is mobility, which is directly related to...
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A European project with the participation of IDIBAPS aims to develop a technology to integrate NMR and bioengineered organs
The project, called BLOC (Benchtop NMR for lab-on-a-chip), aims to create a new technology that will integrate metabolite determination using nuclear magnetic...
A therapeutic education programme improves diabetes management in 18-year-olds
The Care and Therapeutic Education Programme (Programa de Atención y Educación Terapéutica or PAET, in Spanish) was shown to be effective in improving...
Regular consumption of sardines has a preventive effect against type 2 diabetes
Nutrients present in sardines in high quantities, such as taurine, omega 3, calcium and vitamin D, have a protective role to play against this disease,...
How does sleep duration affect people with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
A study shows that sleep duration in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Sleeping less...
Continuous glucose monitoring: is there an age limit?
The improvement in controlling and treating diabetes mellitus type 1 has meant better survival rates in those affected by this disease. This is why there...
Is obesity a risk factor for COVID-19 infection?
Recently published data indicates that people with obesity are not only at greater risk of being infected by COVID-19, but also have poorer progression...
Severe hypoglycaemia causes reduced cognitive function in elderly people with type 1 diabetes
The low blood sugar (glucose) levels experienced by people with diabetes can affect the brain. A sudden drop in glucose causes neuronal death and, as a...
Coronavirus and diabetes. What do the experts recommend?
Any infection in a person who suffers diabetes has a double risk: on the one hand, it may decompensate the diabetes itself; and on the other, any complications...
Smoking and the risk of gestational diabetes: another reason to quit smoking
Tobacco is associated with both an increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and there is a clear relationship between smoking during pregnancy...