Live sweetly Diabetes has been a bitter pill to swallow, particularly for countries affected by the rising number of cases every year. In 2019, approximately 463 million adults (20 to79 years) were living with this chronic metabolic disease, characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels. By...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that for people like him who have health conditions, gyms are absolutely essential and must be reopened. (Photos from Harry Roque's Facebook/ Unsplash) Roque had this to say in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 27, or just three days before a possible...
Is rice your favorite food? You are not alone. It’s our staple food as Filipinos. But did you know that a frighteningly large portion of the calories and sugar we eat comes from rice? Yikes! Making major changes to your diet, however, can sometimes seem very overwhelming. But don’t...
Jaya OPM icon Jaya has Type-2 diabetes, a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become high. Jaya who is now based in the US opened up about her condition at the press launch of Abbott FreeStyle Libre system recently. It was in the late 2010 when...
What you should do to keep your blood sugar at bay “Diabetes has been increasingly common in the past 30 years and there are now more than 400 million people living with diabetes in the world. Unfortunately, about one half of them do not know they have diabetes. They have not been diagnosed. And...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has nodded to a research study that seeks to examine gene expression and potential genes associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Filipino pregnant women. Filipino pregnant...
Because adults are not the only ones who can have this disease CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE TOO Diabetes cases might be rampant among adults, but children are also susceptible to this disease (Unsplash) COVID-19 pandemic might not be attacking children as much, but there are other illnesses that do not...
The Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is studying the effects of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on a person’s body weight and the lipid profile. (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, during his weekly report...
Gary Valenciano Mr. Pure Energy, Gary Valenciano woke up feeling better last Tuesday, Feb. 16 coming off from a high blood sugar level the previous day. Valenciano immediately tweeted about this, saying: "Woke up early today feeling much much better!!! Thanks to all who showed concern. Sugar was at...
Gary Valenciano Gary Valenciano took to Twitter to ask prayers from netizens after he revealed that his sugar level is on an alarming stage. "Lord...humbly I come before you to ask for your help. My sugar level Lord is dangerously high. Although I’ve taken the right steps to bring it back to...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Dec. 9, with heart disease killing more people than ever before. The WHO's new Global Health Estimates, adding 2019...
Matanglawin host Kuya Kim Atienza has encouraged everyone to go easy on sugar as he launched a campaign to raise awareness about diabetes and its link to cardiovascular disease. Kuya Kim has been chosen as the ambassador For Your Sweetheart, a nationwide public awareness and education campaign...
