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COVID-19 linked to increase in type 1 diabetes in children 0
- HEALTH
- August 21, 2020
A new study suggests there could be a link between COVID-19 and the development of type 1 diabetes in children. Thirty children in hospitals across north-west London presented with new-onset type 1 diabetes during the peak of the pandemic, approximately double the number of cases typically seen in this period in previous years, with clusters of
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Where to buy a face mask online: What type of mask should I buy?0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 11, 2020
In the past few weeks, face masks have become a common sighting in public spaces as well as hospitals, with many people choosing to wear them in the belief that they will protect them from Coronavirus. A face mask is designed to protect those around you more than it will ever protect you. It limits the likelihood
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Alarm as childhood Type 2 diabetes rockets 50 per cent in five years 0
- BUSINESS
- July 12, 2019
The number of children and young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes has soared by nearly 50 per cent in just five years, new figures reveal. The condition is closely linked to poor lifestyle, and experts today said the new data sheds light on the UK’s “shocking” rise in childhood obesity. Obtained by the
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Plant-based meals ‘improve insulin levels in people with type 2 diabetes’0
- HEALTH
- March 1, 2019
A plant-based diet improves the secretion of insulin and incretin hormones in those with type 2 diabetes, according to new research published in Nutrients. Researchers compared the effects of a plant-based meal to a meal containing meat on the hormone levels of a group of 20 men who have type 2 diabetes in a randomised crossover trial. The
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