Less than a week after a study documented a startling rise in diabetes rates, the Health Council of Canada has issued recommendations aimed at promoting a “prevent it, find it, manage it” approach to primary health care. The council, formed in the aftermath of the Romanow commission, says Canada needs to speed up changes in [...]
People who suffer from stress or “job burn-out” may be almost twice as likely than others to develop type 2 diabetes. A study carried out by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University found that those who experienced job burn-out are 1.84 times more likely than others to develop the condition – even when [...]
It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out that the risk is still very small. Type 2 diabetes is associated with being overweight and is caused [...]
