People with diabetes should eat as much protein as people who don't have diabetes. In a healthy diet, roughly 10% to 35% of your daily calories should come from protein. Protein itself does not have ...

What is a blood transfusion? A blood transfusion involves receiving donated blood or blood parts into your body through one of your blood vessels. A needle is put into a vein, often in the arm. The ...

Insulin allows cells to absorb and use glucose. In people with insulin resistance, the cells are unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond ...

Living with diabetes includes monitoring your blood sugar (also called blood glucose) levels. Most people do this by pricking their fingers with a blood sugar meter (glucometer), which measures sugar ...

Signs Your Blood Sugar Levels Is Too High: High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, is a serious health condition that is marked by the excessive presence of glucose and lack of insulin in ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Jessie Inchauspé, aka the Glucose Goddess, has become a viral sensation thanks to her simple blood sugar ‘hacks’ designed to minimise blood sugar spikes. Her rise to fame has seamlessly ...

Around 600,000 households will be forced to install a smart meter or face higher bills within six months, as the BBC shuts down a 40-year-old radio service. The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), which ...

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing a method to enable portable glucometers to detect antibiotic residues in animal-derived food products and raw foodstuffs The project ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

The story so far: The death sentence awarded by a Yemen court to nurse Nimisha Priya from Kerala for murdering her business partner, and the subsequent debates and efforts surrounding her ...