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Diabetes is everywhere. Almost everyone knows someone who is inflicted with this non-communicable disease. If diabetes mellitus isn’t contagious, then why is it affecting so many lives?  Diabetes can be caused by a faulty immune system resulting to an autoimmune disease known as Type 1...

While there is no cure for diabetes, the disease can be controlled and can go into remission.  “We have seen encouraging results when individuals with type 2 diabetes participate in a multifaceted weight management program,” said Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, Joslin Diabetes Center’s Medical...

This month, the Department of Health (DOH) opened the first urgent care and ambulatory service center in the Philippines. (Photo from Unsplash) Named the "Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service" or the BUCAS center, the DOH stated that this endeavor marked a significant step towards ensuring...

Is a diabetic forever a diabetic? MYTH BUSTED Diabetics are allowed to eat rice and fruits Once a diabetic, always a diabetic. Is it true that people suffering from diabetes are doomed? Are you one of the 463 million people who have diabetes? If you are, then perhaps you already came across...